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Re:After self-hosting my email for twenty-three years I have... by matheweis on Sunday September 04, 2022 @03:07PM (#32716574)
> The issue no one seems to think about is that you need to make sure to pay for the domain for the duration of your life

Is there a registrar that will allow you to do this? Most of the ones I’ve looked at have an upper limit of around 15 years or so

Re:After self-hosting my email for twenty-three years I have... by talideon on Monday September 05, 2022 @05:27AM (#32722219)
The maximum bound for most gTLD registries is ten years (have a dig around the ICANN website if you'd like to check), not fifteen. Sure, there might be a ccTLD that allows you to register a domain for longer than that, but I'm not aware of any, and ccTLDs usually have lower maximum renewal/registration bounds than the gTLDs.

If a registrar is letting you renew a gTLD for 15 years, they're basically sitting on a third of your money until the domain's expiration date comes up.

Re:After self-hosting my email for twenty-three years I have... by WheelsAtLarge on Sunday September 04, 2022 @03:22PM (#32716721)
You don't have to do it all in one shot but you should make sure it gets paid so you don't lose access.