Kitz ADSL Broadband Information
adsl spacer  
Support this site
Home Broadband ISPs Tech Routers Wiki Forum
 
     
   Compare ISP   Rate your ISP
   Glossary   Glossary
 
Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Author Topic: .uk domains question  (Read 911 times)

Weaver

  • Senior Kitizen
  • ******
  • Posts: 10017
  • Retd s/w dev; A&A; 3x7km lines; Firebrick; IPv6
.uk domains question
« on: January 30, 2020, 02:10:32 PM »
I have a group of .co.uk domains; I currently also have taken the corresponding .uk domains with no "co" label. My question: if I do not renew the plain .uk with no "co", can someone else take it while I still continue to hold the .co.uk?
Logged

d2d4j

  • Kitizen
  • ****
  • Posts: 1054
Re: .uk domains question
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2020, 02:22:02 PM »
Hi

Yes, if you allow to expire the domains could be registered to someone without holding the .co.uk

Many thanks

John
Logged

Weaver

  • Senior Kitizen
  • ******
  • Posts: 10017
  • Retd s/w dev; A&A; 3x7km lines; Firebrick; IPv6
Re: .uk domains question
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2020, 02:23:29 PM »
Thanks John

I looked in the Nominet rules and couldn’t see anything. Just another way of wringing more money out of us for "example.uk"as well as "example.sld.uk".
« Last Edit: January 30, 2020, 02:41:57 PM by Weaver »
Logged

chenks

  • Reg Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 971
Re: .uk domains question
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2020, 06:38:38 PM »
the .co.uk and .uk are not linked in any way.
similar to .org.uk not being linked to co.uk.

i don't see it as wringing money out of anyone. if you domain is valuable then you'd want .com as well, but one wouldn't expect that to be linked to any other TLD.
Logged

Chrysalis

  • Content Team
  • Addicted Kitizen
  • *
  • Posts: 6594
Re: .uk domains question
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2020, 06:50:11 PM »
Plus if they do expire, the chances of them been taken is very high, as some people make a business out of grabbing expired domain names so they can get extort money from the previous owner.
Logged
AAISP - Billion 8800NL bridge & PFSense BOX running PFSense 2.4 - ECI Cab - LINE STATISTICS CLICK HERE

Weaver

  • Senior Kitizen
  • ******
  • Posts: 10017
  • Retd s/w dev; A&A; 3x7km lines; Firebrick; IPv6
Re: .uk domains question
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2020, 12:55:02 AM »
No, but if you had a .co.uk you now have to pay again for the .uk too. I think it should be possible to buy bundles of related domains at a reduced price to reflect slight economy of scale.
Logged

chenks

  • Reg Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 971
Re: .uk domains question
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2020, 10:37:57 AM »
well you don't "have to" pay again for anything. it's only required if you want that particular domain too.
Logged