Sale, rent, whatever.
Not sure if this is the right place for this, but it concerns web development, so I guess it fits here better than anywhere else (save maybe the Genius Bar, but whatevs).
The question is in the title.
Do domain registrars hold onto domains after they expire? I ask because whenever I a domain I'm watching expires it seems like it's in this sort of limbo for a while (30 days? longer?) before I can register it. Does that depend on the registry? Does anyone know? I think that's what the "put to sleep" thing I asked about before is, because I've seen some "put to sleep" domains become available again, with time.
There is a domain I am eyeing and, assuming it is not renewed (and I have a hunch it won't be), it expires a few days before I might "need" it. So that's why I'm asking.
Thanks for any replies.
