Sandra, 

You are correct in that a Registrant can renew their domain, at any 
time, with the Registrar of their choice. 

However, if you renew or transfer a domain that is MORE then 90 days 
from it's expiry date, the domain will be renewed for 2 years from 
THAT DAY. Whereas if you renew or transfer a domain that has LESS 
then 90 days till expiry, the domain will be renewed for 2 years from 
the original expiry date. 

As such, it is almost always worth while waiting until there is less 
the 90 days left on the domain before transfer or renewal. 

Re, 

Eddie

On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 06:56:36 +1030, webdesign§virtualvisions.com.au
wrote:
>Hello again,
>
>A couple of weeks ago I posted a two-fold query re selling a domain
>name and placenames. Thank you all for your replies. I still have a
>few questions regarding this, but will come back to it in due
>course.
>
>Another question today ... I've read the new policies and am I
>correct in that a Registrant can transfer (thereby renewing) their
>.au domain to a different Registrar  any time before it expires? So,
>waiting until the last week or few days before expiry, is OK?
>
>Thanks for any confirmation on this.
>
>Regards, Sandra
>
>
>
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