Re: berkeleylug.ORG expires 2020-05-16 US/Pacific (2020-05-17T04:39:28Z) - anybody want to pay for it to be renewed?

["Michael Paoli" <Michael.Paoli@cal.berkeley.edu>]

Yup, thanks, well aware of it ... uh ...

Ah, ... that's the non-canonical - berkeleylug.ORG
... yeah, I don't recall who paid for that one last time around,
wasn't me.  Anyway, anyone who wants to pay for that and does, great, we
continue to have it.  If nobody does so, we drop it.
I have covered and will continue to cover BerkeleyLUG.COM - which is the
canonical - and always has been.
I consider BerkeleyLUG.ORG extra overhead expense non-essential luxury.
So, anyway, anyone else wants to pay for it great, we keep it,
if not, it goes bye-bye.
And yes, if one searches, etc. almost nothing shows up under
BerkeleyLUG.ORG - it just redirects to the .com.
Heck, I can only find one search engine "hit" under the .org,
and not even sure why that shows at all, as it's just the
very top level and redirects to the .com anyawy.

$ curl -I https://www.berkeleylug.org/
HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
Date: Sat, 02 May 2020 07:45:11 GMT
Server: Apache/2.4.38 (Debian)
Location: https://berkeleylug.com/
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1

$ curl -I https://berkeleylug.org/
HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
Date: Sat, 02 May 2020 07:45:17 GMT
Server: Apache/2.4.38 (Debian)
Location: https://berkeleylug.com/
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1

$

Might be a bit of fluke of history or whatever, but the .COM came first
for BerkeleyLUG, and [www.]BerkeleyLUG.COM has always been and still is
the canonical.  Heck, I think it was only a couple years back or so I even
learned that BerkeleyLUG also had the BerkeleyLUG.ORG domain - was a
surprise to me - and I think most others too.
Yeah, I know, .org is typically more traditional for a [L]UG,
but BerkeleyLUG's history being what it is (and also many search engines
and browsers more so defaulting to .com in preference over .org),
it was decided we'd keep .com as the canonical, and .org was ... well
optional.  Thus far that decision hasn't changed.  And anyone that wants
to pay for (or chip in to pay for) the non-essential non-canonical
.org, is free to do so.

And, I believe, like most registrars, gandi.net will let *anyone* pay to
renew a non-expired domain.  And one can always check status with whois(1),
and coordinate on-list to avoid any double/over payment/renewal.

Anyway, thanks to whomever renewed it last year (sorry, I don't remember
who it was).  And thanks in advance to anyone who does so (or so again)
for this year.  But hey, not required, not essential.  But if folk(s)
wish to keep it around, and are willing to put a few bucks to it
(I think it works out to roughly $14.00 USD/yr.), certainly feel free to
do so.

And sorry, I probably should've mentioned it earlier on-list (thanks
Rick for the nudge) ... I was almost thinking it was the .com (and was
keeping relatively sharp eye on expiration) ... until I peeked a bit more
carefully, nope, not the canonical .com, "just" the .org.
I should make that more clear to myself on my calendar, so I don't
presume incorrectly which it is without closer careful inspection.

> From: "Rick Moen" <rick@linuxmafia.com>
> Subject: (forw) [GANDI] berkeleylug.org expires in 14 days
> Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 22:07:33 -0700

> Am pretty sure Michael P. is already on top of this, but am just making
> sure.
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Gandi <support-renew@gandi.net> -----
>
> Date: Sat, 02 May 2020 04:45:56 -0000
> From: Gandi <support-renew@gandi.net>
> To: rick@linuxmafia.com
> Subject: [GANDI] berkeleylug.org expires in 14 days
>
> Hello,
>
> This email concerns the renewal of the domain name berkeleylug.org  
> at Gandi, for which you are a contact via the username or  
> organization "RM18618-GANDI".
>
> The entire world is currently going through a very turbulent period  
> right now, and in light of this global public health crisis, we are  
> aware that priorities are being reconsidered.
>
> Nevertheless, it is important that we inform you that the domain  
> name berkeleylug.org will expire at the Registry in 14 days, on 17  
> May 2020 04:39 UTC.
>
>
>
> If you would like to keep this domain, you must renew it before this  
> date. The domain will be renewable at the normal price until 30 Jun  
> 2020 18:39 UTC
>
> IMPORTANT: if you miss the renewal deadline, your domain name will  
> be deleted from our system on 30 Jun 2020 18:39 UTC. Its status will  
> then change to "restorable" until 31 Jul 2020 04:39 UTC. Note,  
> however, that the price of a restoration may be considerably higher  
> than for a regular renewal.
>
> To renew the domain, please go directly to Gandi's website by  
> clicking on the following link:
>
>
> https://www.gandi.net/renew?domain_list=berkeleylug.org
> (if the link does not appear on a single line, please copy and paste  
> the whole thing into the address bar of your web browser.)
>
>
> We also strongly recommend that you enable automatic renewal for  
> domains that you manage. This simple precaution protects you from  
> forgetting to renew domains that are important to you, and possibly  
> then having them suspended and go into a restoration period (which  
> can me much more expensive than a simple renewal), or even worse,  
> fall back into the public domain for registration by someone else.
>
> This option may be enabled and disabled via your Gandi account. To  
> learn more about automatic renewal and more about renewal of domains  
> at Gandi, please see our documentation at  
> https://docs.gandi.net/en/domain_names/renew
>
> If, due to the current crisis, your situation makes your ability to  
> renew difficult, please contact our Customer care team so that we  
> can find a solution.
>
> Finally, note that if you do not want to keep the domain, no further  
> action is needed. If you do nothing, then berkeleylug.org will go  
> back on the open market on or around 05 Aug 2020 04:39 UTC (the  
> exact date may vary slightly depending on the registry and time zone  
> differences).
>
> During these unprecedented times, please rest assured that we're  
> working hard to maintain the proper functioning and smooth operation  
> of our services and to guarantee they continue to function as  
> normal. Our thoughts are with you, our customers, and everyone  
> impacted by these circumstances.
>
> Feel free to contact our Customer Care Department should you have  
> any questions or require any additional assistance:
> https://help.gandi.net/en/contact/
> Thank you for choosing Gandi!
>
> Best Regards,
> --
>
> GANDI - https://www.gandi.net
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----

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