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A Guide to Dropcatch Domains

Written by Nile Flores

January 12, 2023

A Guide to Dropcatch Domains

There are around 350 million registered domains online in 2023. This means that when you want to start a new website, and register a domain for it, that you might have a hard time getting the name you want. This is where dropcatch domains can be an option to consider.

What is a dropcatch domain?

A dropcatch domain is a type of domain that was registered once the registration has lapsed. This means that someone owned the registration of the domain, and forgot to renew it, and then someone else bought the registration when the previous year’s registration had expired. It can sometimes be known as domain sniping.

What is the lifespan of a domain?

When a person buys a domain, they can buy it for a minimum of 1 year, or for several years. They get a whole year to do whatever they want to do with the site, whether make a website for it or sell it to someone else.

If the domain owner has only purchased the domain’s registration for a year, they will usually receive an email at the 11-month mark to let them know they can renew the domain for another year, or for multiple years.

Once the domain expires, regardless if the domain is associated with a live site or not, the domain registrar will put it into an auto-renew grace period for about 15 days. If the domain owner either forgets to renew or just doesn’t want to renew after that time, the registrar puts the domain in a redemption grace period (RGP) for 30 days. During the RGP, the domain registrar tacks on a sort of redemption fee.

The redemption fee might seem like the domain registrar is holding the domain hostage, but by the time that the domain has gone to RGP, and with all the renewal reminders since the month before the domain’s expiration, the original domain owner had plenty of time to pay the lower fee. It’s important for any domain owner to keep their contact details up-to-date, and to check their email for anything concerning their domain, including renewal reminders.

After the 30 day redemption grace period, the domain registrar puts the domain in a 5-day pending deletion phase. From there, people can snag it up once the domain is released, or the domain may be sent to a domain auction.

What is the redemption period of a domain?

The redemption period of a domain is the time 15- 30 days after the registration’s expiration, where a domain owner can retrieve their domain. This specific time is more costly than a regular renewal, as the domain registrar has allowed the domain to sit through a non-penalty phase.

During the redemption period or RGP, the domain registrar isn’t trying to be mean, but it is trying to run a business. When anyone signs up and purchases a domain, the terms of service include how long the domain is live, and what the user can do to keep the domain after one year. They also make sure to let buyers know what happens after not renewing a domain. However, a lot of people miss reading the terms.

When can drop catching occur?

Drop catching can occur when the domain is at the end of the deletion pending phase, and about to be released either to be an option to buy again or released to domain auctions. This is a small window of time, and a risk, as you’re not guaranteed that you’ll get the domain, especially if someone else purchased a backorder.

A domain backorder is not the same as drop catching, and it is where someone wants a specific domain, and will wait until the original domain owner no longer has control over the registration. This means that sometimes the person backordering the domain may wait a long time. If the original domain registration holder continues to keep the domain, then the backorder may not be fulfilled. This is a risky way to try to gain an existing desirable domain, without negotiating with the domain’s owner.

With drop catching, once the domain leaves the deletion phase, it’s mere seconds that the domain could be grabbed up by someone. That’s why it’s often known as domain sniping – you have to be quick to get the domain.

Can you do drop catching yourself?

If you have the resources and patience to do drop catching, you certainly could take a stab at it. However, there are companies like DropCatch.com and CatchTiger.com, that specialize in drop catching, and grabbing up oodles of domains that were fresh out of the deletion phase. You’re better off using those types of services if you don’t know how to go about it or have your own automated drop catching program put together.

Is drop catching domains legal?

Drop catching is legal. The domain, by the time it has been released from the registrar, is free and clear of the previous owner. Say the previous owner didn’t check their emails for renewal reminders or they weren’t attentive in seeing that their website was down. They also went through the entire redemption grace period without renewing.

Unfortunately for them, it’s all fair game when the domain is released. That’s why it’s extremely important to renew your domain’s registration on time, or buy multiple years, and set your account to auto-renew the payment.

In Summary

Dropcatch domains are something you have to have skill in catching before others snatch up the domain or auction it off. Hopefully this short guide on dropcatch domains has given you an idea of what they are about, or it has given you an option on how to acquire domains using a dropcatch service in the future. Happy domain hunting!

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托管服务解释
当您的域名即将过期时会发生什么？有人可以马上抓住它吗？什么是 dropcatch 域？您甚至可以这样做的删除捕获域是合法的吗？您将了解有关域生命周期的所有信息，以及有关 dropcatch 域的一些信息。

Dropcatch 域指南
2023 年，在线注册域名约为 3.5 亿个。这意味着，当您想创建一个新网站并为其注册一个域时，您可能很难获得所需的名称。这是可以考虑使用 dropcatch 域的选项。

什么是 dropcatch 域？
dropcatch 域是一种在注册失效后注册的域。这意味着某人拥有该域名的注册，但忘记续订，然后其他人在前一年的注册到期时购买了该注册。它有时可以称为域狙击。

域名的寿命是多久？
当一个人购买域名时，他们可以购买至少 1 年或几年。他们有一整年的时间来做任何他们想做的事情，无论是为它制作一个网站还是把它卖给别人。

如果域名所有者只购买了一年的域名注册，他们通常会在 11 个月后收到一封电子邮件，让他们知道他们可以将域名续订一年或多年。

域名过期后，无论该域名是否与实时站点关联，域名注册商都会将其置于自动续订宽限期约 15 天。如果域名所有者忘记续费或只是不想在此时间之后续费，注册商会将该域名置于赎回宽限期 （RGP） 30 天。在 RGP 期间，域名注册商会收取某种赎回费。

赎回费可能看起来像是域名注册商在挟持域名，但当域名进入 RGP 时，并且自域名到期前一个月以来的所有续订提醒，原始域名所有者有足够的时间支付较低的费用。对于任何域名所有者来说，保持其联系方式的最新状态，并检查其电子邮件中有关其域名的任何信息（包括续订提醒）非常重要。

在 30 天的兑换宽限期之后，域名注册商会将域名置于 5 天的待删除阶段。从那里，人们可以在域名发布后抢购它，或者域名可能会被送到域名拍卖。

域名的兑换期限是多久？
域名的兑换期是注册到期后 15-30 天的时间，域名所有者可以检索其域名。这个特定的时间比定期续订更昂贵，因为域名注册商已经允许域名通过非惩罚阶段。

在赎回期或 RGP 期间，域名注册商并不是想刻薄，而是试图经营一家企业。当任何人注册并购买域名时，服务条款包括域名的有效期，以及用户在一年后可以做些什么来保留域名。他们还确保让买家知道不续订域名后会发生什么。然而，很多人错过了阅读这些条款。

什么时候可以发生掉落捕捉？
当域名处于删除待处理阶段结束时，并且即将被释放以再次购买或释放到域名拍卖时，可能会发生掉落捕获。这是一个很小的时间窗口，也是一个风险，因为你不能保证你会得到域名，特别是如果其他人购买了延期交货。

域名抢注与丢弃捕获不同，它是有人想要特定域名的地方，并且会等到原始域名所有者不再控制注册。这意味着有时域名抢注的人可能会等待很长时间。如果原始域名注册持有人继续保留该域名，则可能无法完成延期抢注。这是一种冒险的方式，试图在不与域名所有者协商的情况下获得现有的理想域名。

使用掉落捕获，一旦域离开删除阶段，只需几秒钟即可被某人抓取。这就是为什么它通常被称为域狙击 – 你必须快速获得域。

你能自己掉落吗？
如果你有资源和耐心去做掉落捕捉，你当然可以尝试一下。然而，有一些公司，如 DropCatch.com 和 CatchTiger.com，专门从事掉落捕捉，并抓取大量刚从删除阶段出来的域名。如果您不知道如何去做或将自己的自动水滴捕获程序放在一起，您最好使用这些类型的服务。

落点捕捉域名合法吗？
水滴捕捉是合法的。当域名从注册商那里释放时，它是免费的，并且没有以前的所有者。假设前任所有者没有检查他们的电子邮件以获取续订提醒，或者他们没有专心看到他们的网站已关闭。他们也经历了整个赎回宽限期，没有续约。

对他们来说不幸的是，当域名被释放时，这一切都是公平的。这就是为什么按时续订域名注册或购买多年域名并将您的帐户设置为自动续订付款非常重要的原因。

总结
Dropcatch 域名是您必须在其他人抢夺域名或拍卖域名之前掌握的技能。希望这篇关于 dropcatch 域的简短指南能让您了解它们的内容，或者它为您提供了将来如何使用 dropcatch 服务获取域的选项。祝您域名狩猎愉快！

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