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[Aorozco]

Well, i am thinking in get myself 2 domains in a diferent manner.

If i go to dead, i want these 2 sites stay in a good host and cheap host. Because are small sites without SQL and PHP, i am thinking in hosting a reputable host because dont want my heirs can be mess them with the host options and the best idea i can think is having them in a Registrar acredited by icann.

Because the price of moniker host is expensive ( relatively ) and no experience with them or comments about them as a webhosts, i am limit myself to 2 options at the moment because cant think in other more.

Namecheap ( have multiple domains in cpanel ) and dynadot ( 12 USD year for 30 MB )

Anyone can think in one more ? What do you plan do with ypur main personal domains in a death case ?

[Bashar]

how many years you want the domain to be active after your death?

longest possible is networksolution giving you an option to renew for 100 years

more @ http://www.networksolutions.com/doma...cing-chart.jsp

for hosting, maybe they can provide you with such

[Aorozco]

Max as possible. But they really register for max a 10 years and others, and use your money in other things. Because i have well writen manuals for action in registrars about death case, i was thinking in register in the chosen for 10 years . I have a life insurance and the funds will be used for renew other domains, but these domains need be the less confuse possible.

The whole point is the domain process is easy to put in manuals, but no much the whole process of a webhost without writing a 300 pages panflet.

[~ServerPoint~]

What do you plan do with ypur main personal domains in a death case ?

Pass the rights on your domain name to yor relatives on inheritance. As a variant.
The best decision - use different domain name registar and web hosting company.

[nameslave]

Originally Posted by Licantropo

If i go to dead, i want these 2 sites stay in a good host and cheap host ... dont want my heirs can be mess them with the host options

Sorry to say, but you are THINKING too much. Yes, it's more philosophical than technical. CHANGE is the only constant in this universe. If you are picturing a website keeping it's static content for the next 10 years, chances are, nobody would even care about it say 5 years down the road. When you die, you die. Your legacy WILL live on no matter what (with or without your websites) IF they are worthwhile.

Technically, I suspect we will still have the same Internet infrastructure in 7 years.

[mtgm]

Originally Posted by Bashar

longest possible is networksolution giving you an option to renew for 100 years

I wonder if anyone has actually done this.

[LoneWolfJack]

As you can't own things when you're dead (at least in most countries), the domains would go to your relatives anyway, so thats where you should start negotiating.

Another option could be to found a corporation and sign the domains over to it. As corporations usually are of perpetual existence, the corporation could then sign a contract for constant renewal of the domains as long as there's any money left on the corporate bank account.

The problem with this is... as soon as you're dead, you don't own the corporation any longer and your relatives may close it and you end up with my initial suggestion: go negotiate with them.

[nameslave]

Man, just LET GO!

[Aorozco]

Well my main concern is mt heir in the corportation already i have is not much savy, and the domains are focused to social crusades. =)

I think dynadot will be the winner or namecheap =)

[Dave Zan]

Originally Posted by LoneWolfJack

the domains would go to your relatives anyway

If you're saying registrars or hosts will even remotely consider transferring your domain names to your relatives upon being notified of your death, I don't know where such a mistaken assumption has been made from. They're not obligated, much more compelled, to do anything for its customers' relatives or beneficiaries, moreso if they're fighting one another over them.

The minimal things providers do care about are ensuring they're paid for services rendered and their terms are complied with.