27 Registration Life Cycle

Prototypical answer:

The life-cycle of a typical .SMART domain name will be as follows.

1. Internal registrant goes through the Internal Registrar’s website to apply for a domain name. The registrant fills up the application form in the website with the necessary information, including the following:
a. the SLD to be registered
b. the authoritative DNS servers for the SLD
c. the department⁄unit requesting for the SLD

No registry staff is involved in this step.

2. The Internal Registrar queries the SMART Registry to determine whether the requested SLD is available. If available, the application is marked as “PENDING.” If not available, the application is rejected.

No registry staff is involved in this step.

3. The “PENDING” application is kept until all the necessary requirements are fulfilled. The registrant has seven days to fulfill all the necessary requirements. After seven days, all “PENDING” applications are removed from the system.

No registry staff is involved in this step.

4. The details about the “PENDING” application are e-mailed to the head of the department⁄unit for confirmation.

No registry staff is involved in this step.

5. When confirmation is received from the Department⁄Unit head, the application is approved and marked as “ACTIVE.” It is registered for a period of one (1) year.

There will be at least one registry staff member, designated as the “Approver”, who manually checks the confirmation e-mail from the Department⁄Unit Head. The Approver manually sets the “PENDING” domain name to “ACTIVE.”

6. Two months before the expiration date, an e-mail is sent to the registrant reminding the registrant of the date of expiration. The registration is marked as “EXPIRING.”
No registry staff is involved in this step.

7. One month before the expiration date, an e-mail is sent to the registrant reminding the registrant of the date of expiration. No registry staff is involved in this step.

8. “EXPIRING” domains may be renewed at any time by the registrant by replying to any of the two reminder e-mails. No registry staff is involved in this step.

9. “EXPIRING” domains are automatically deleted from the Registry upon the date of expiration. No registry staff is involved in this step.

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