Whois: "No Data Available"

[Ours-Brun]

Hi,

I'm definitely not an expert in web hosting and domains, that's why I'm asking for a little help.

I found a domain name that would suit me, and it is already registered. On March 28, the Whois returned me the following information :



If I understood correctly the meaning of the status "ClientHold", the domain expired March 6, 2015 and was not renewed. Since April 7, the website is inactive (my browser doesn't find anything, as a nonexistent website) and Whois queries return me this strange error "No Data Available" :



Is the domain name in redemption?
How can I keep myself informed about the upcoming status?

Thank you,

Ours.

[astutiumRob]

If it's a com/net and you're getting a fail on the whois, that implies the registrar is no longer replying - strange, but not unheard of when they've issued the 'delete' putting the domain into redemption, or they've decided to keep/sell/auction/re-use the domain

[softdomainhost]

! uncommon issue !!

[DhruboHost]

The Redemption Period applies to .COM, .NET, and .ORG domains. Other TLDs may have different policies concerning expiration and renewal. The Redemption Period occurs approximately 30 days after a domain has reached its expiration date. For 30 days after the expiration date the domain will be available for renewal during a grace period. After the 30 day grace period, the domain will enter a hold period known as the Redemption Period for another 30 days. To recover the domain during the Redemption Period the registry requires a $ fee. Then, there is a 5 day period where the domain is Pending Delete from the registry.

[CD Burnt]

use the whois lookup at the registrar where the domain is registered

[ashokcreddy]

According to me if who is is not giving any data, that means the domain name has expired and you should be able to purchase it. It is really starnge the issue what you have. My suggestion is try with registrar who has the domain.

[Ours-Brun]

This is a .COM domain and the registrar is ONLINE.SAS. I got some information using "whois.domaintools.com". The whois registrar seems inactive (whois.bookmyname.com).



At the bottom of the page, the whois record shows a cached version captured on the expiration date.

[netearth]

GO here : https://forms.icann.org/en/resources...s/service-form

Fill out the complaint, and await ICANN response, you will find the whois should start working again.

edit:

Go here : https://www.bookmyname.com/whois.cgi and put your domain name in to get full info.

[CD Burnt]

https://www.bookmyname.com/whois.cgi


http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/whois/index.xhtml

[Ours-Brun]

Thank you NetEarth and CD Burnt for your help



I plan to use a backorder service (as SnapNames or Pool).
When do you recommend me to place the backorder?