RE: a new domain name status

["Hollenbeck, Scott" <shollenbeck@verisign.com>]

> I am a programer from CNNIC(China Internet Information Center),
> We are developing an epp-compatible registration system.
> And now, we are facing a problem. Because CNNIC's policy is different
> from ICANN's. We have no AutoRenew operation. When a domain 
> name expire,
> it will be stopped resolving but still in the database. And 
> after serveral days, it will be
> deleted permanently from the DB if it never be renewed again, 
> then other registrant
> can register this domain name.
> 
> As far as I know, there are serveral status about domain 
> names in the epp protocol.
> But, none of them can support our model. So,  I prefer to add 
> a new status for the
> domain name, pendingExpired.  Do you think our idea is 
> reasonable? If not, would
> you please explain for me which extent status can be used in 
> our model?

pendingDelete is appropriate, though in your case no explicit delete command
was used to put it in that status.  Some time before the spec is finished I
should probably add back a sentence saying that objects can get into a
status either because of a transform command or a server-driven action.

-Scott-