AGP Limits Policy

An ICANN (glossary)ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN rule for gTLDs (glossary)gTLD generic top-level domain A top-level domain not tied to a country, run under ICANN contracts. Full definition of gTLD that limits free deletions (glossary)deletion Removing a domain registration from the registry, which starts the path to its release. Full definition of deletion during the add grace period (glossary)add grace period A few days after registration when a registrar can delete a domain and get a credit from the registry. Full definition of add grace period. Each month, a registrar (glossary)registrar A company that registers domain names for customers with the registry. Full definition of registrar is credited only for deletions up to a small share of its new registrations (glossary)new registrations Domains newly created in a period, also called adds or creates. Full definition of new registrations, or a small fixed number; the policy itself calls this credit a refund. Beyond that it pays in full. The rule was made to stop domain tasting (glossary)domain tasting Registering domains to test their value and deleting most of them for a credit within days. Full definition of domain tasting.