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1.
How to renew a domain name?
2.
How do I check the domain name expiry date or list of domain names that going to expire?
3.
Beside search via Renewal Management, will WebNIC.cc notify me on domain name list that going to expire?
4.
How am I going to notify customers on domain names that going to expire?
5.
How to use Retrieve Expiring Domain Name List?
6.
Does WebNIC.cc provide auto-send email renewal notice to my customers?
7.
How do we customize the Renewal Notice?
8.
How do we configure the End User Renewal Notice Configuration feature to send notice to end customer using WebNIC.cc system?


1).
How to renew a domain name?
You can renew the domain name via API, Private Label or Quickstart tool in the Partner Central.

2).
How do I check the domain name expiry date or list of domain names that going to expire?
You may use Renewal Management, Retrieve Expiring Domain Name List feature in Partner Central. This feature enables you to search for expiry date of:
  • domain names that going to expire within 30, 60 and 90 days
  • domain names that going to expire in particular month and year
  • individual domain name
  • domain names of a User ID

  • 3).
    Beside search via Renewal Management, will WebNIC.cc notify me on domain name list that going to expire?
    Yes, you will receive the notification only if you active the option of Partner Renewal Notice Configuration feature. WebNIC.cc will send email to partner with list of domain names that expiring soon. Every 14 days, system will auto-send renewal notice (domains expiring in 60 days) and expired notice (domains already expired within last 30 days) to partners.

    To configure this, click on Partner Renewal Notice Configuration in Renewal Management. Select 'enable' if you would like to receive notice from WebNIC.cc. By default, status will be 'enable'.

    4).
    How am I going to notify customers on domain names that going to expire?
    You may use Retrieve Expiring Domain Name List or End User Renewal Notice Configuration feature in Renewal Management to send out the email notice to your customers. Retrieve Expiring Domain Name List feature enables you to manually select and send out the notice to customers while End User Renewal Notice Configuration feature will enable WebNIC.cc system to auto-send out the notice automatically.

    5).
    How to use Retrieve Expiring Domain Name List?
    This feature is available in Renewal Management. Retrieve the list as mentioned in Q2. After retrieve list of domain name, select (tick the box) the domain names and click on 'Send Reminder E-mail'. WebNIC.cc system will send out the email renewal notice within 24 hours.

    To configure the Renewal Notice, please refer to Q7.

    6).
    Does WebNIC.cc provide auto-send email renewal notice to my customers?
    Yes, we do. Please refer to Q7 and Q8 for the setting of feature.

    7).
    How do we customize the Renewal Notice?
    Renewal Notice is enable you to customize the message/content of email notice that you would like to send to your end users for domain name renewal. To customize the Renewal Notice:
  • Select 'Customize Email' in Partner Central
  • Select Default or Customize. By choosing 'Default', you will be using our default     Renewal Notice to send to end customers. If you would like to customize your own
        email content, select 'Customize'. Click on 'Set'.
  • Select Renewal Notice, click on 'view'
  • System shall display you different e-mail content textbox for you to customize the
        content for renewal notice.
  • Other than the e-mail content, other customizable options are Partner e-mail address     (From:), Partner (company) name and E-mail subject.

    The renewal notice can be sent to your end customers use Retrieve Expiring Domain Name List feature or setting of End User Renewal Notice Configuration feature.

  • 8).
    What problems could delay or prevent the transfer of a domain?
    Select End User Renewal Notice Configuration in Renewal Management. WebNIC.cc provides you the option for system to auto-send renewal notice to end-user. You may determine the schedule of system to send notice for expiring or expired domain names:
  • 90 days before expiry
  • 60 days before expiry
  • 30 days before expiry
  • 5 days before expiry
  • 1 day after expiry

    System will auto-send the renewal notice based on the options selected by you. Exp: If 90 days and 30 days are selected, a domain name that with expiry date 1st March 2004 will receive 1st renewal notice on 4th Dec 2003 (90 days before expired) and 2nd notice on 2nd Feb 2004 (30 day before expired). To customize the Renewal Notice, please refer to Q7.
     
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