[grantla]

Yes, the AT rules are unique.

No, Gandi doesn't have to just do nothing to warn you and let you sort it out afterwards.

They have at least two options upfront: - Do what the other large international registrars do: give a fuck about the rules and just cancel the domain. - Actually tell the customer two months before and get them to explicitly cancel the domain.

Or, option three: do nothing and just 'billwithdraw' the domain (this is what gives the domain back to nic.at to handle the renewal), causing lots of pain for the customer.

Not saying that the AT rules are super great, but most of the blame really is on Gandi here.

[zimbatm]

Just got another support response. Gandi told me that they now work around that issue properly so that the user doesn't get annoyed by NIC.at's policy.