Cancel domain name? Please note the following!
Domain names can be registered easily and are active are active almost immediately, many domain domain names are also deleted after a short time. In some situations no problem, but can also be a problem for companies and also private individuals. This blog post deals with the possible consequences of this situation and how best to deal with them.
What happens if you cancel a domain name?
If you want to cancel a domain name, you have two options: You can cancel the domain name by direct contact, or you can cancel it by end of contract. If you cancel by direct contact, the domain name is immediately quarantined and can be registered again freely after a period of 40 days. If you cancel by final contact, this only happens after the end date.
This often gives you a longer period of time to reverse the situation, if this is possible. There are additional costs to release a domain name from quarantine, which vary depending on the domain and can be requested from the administration via a ticket. You will then be informed of the additional costs and the procedure will be initiated.
Domain name back on the free market
As soon as a domain name is released from quarantine, it can be registered again by any interested party.
For popular domain names, there are often even domain name auctions whose sole purpose is to keep track of canceled domain names and register them as soon as they come out of quarantine. If a domain name is re-registered by another party, this can be used at will, there are many examples of domains that have been registered by a large company who then let them expire, for example for a campaign. And then that domain is registered and a smear campaign is launched. From pornography to direct criticism of the company. Often, links in social media and other content pointing to this old domain are still active.
This naturally damages the name and is unpleasant for the company. It is therefore often better to keep a domain name for the few euros a year and keep it in your portfolio for a possible next promotion. Or you can simply remove it from your marketing budget.
Misuse of mail
Misuse of mail is one of the bigger dangers with expired domain names, where the new provider sets up a collective address that intercepts all mail traffic and forwards it to one address. Potentially confidential information ends up in the hands of third parties, with all the consequences.
So as soon as you have used the domain name even once for customer contacts, this can already represent a major risk. The SIDN or the administrator behind all .nl domain names has already taken extra measures for this and monitors expired or newly registered domains to see if email traffic is being redirected there.
To do this, it checks the MX records and notifies you as the old owner of the domain name. Reversing a termination and getting your hands on an old domain name again is often a difficult undertaking and can be costly. So think carefully about whether you really want to cancel a domain name or keep it in your portfolio.
Deletion of a domain name
If you want to cancel a domain name despite all these considerations, you can easily do so via the customer panel of MijnHostingPartner.nl: go to the customer panel and cancel the product and the domain name. Preferably, for the reasons mentioned above, choose to do this at the end of the contract. We would also like to know the reason for the termination, which you can tell us in the field provided during the termination process.
We ask you to let us know the reason as it can help us to improve our services and we welcome feedback. Over the years, as you get more involved with websites and everything that goes with them, you almost always build up a portfolio of domain names. And try to make the most of it, not just for yourself, but for your business too.
A domain name is a valuable asset and can be your property on the Internet. Register and manage your domain name portfolio easily and cheaply now at MijnHostingPartner.nl! And order right away.
