Epik's unique selling point for me was always the 'we keep your domain renewed forever' which is a spectacular claim.

What happened to renewing your domain for 9 years, and then when the ninth year approaches, renewing it for another 9 years (regardless of registrar)?

Note: The max amount of years you can renew a domain for is 10 years, hence the 9-year renewal method.

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