Terms found in .ME WHOIS database
Domain Status: Normal operating domains have a status of “OK”. Domains with other status values are typically domains with pending operations or have restrictions regarding the domain.
OK: This is the nominal status value for a domain object at all times, whether or not the domain has pending operations or prohibitions.
autoRenewPeriod: The domain name expired and is extended (renewed) automatically by the registry. If the registrar deletes the domain name during this period it receives back the renewal credit.
pendingTransfer: A transfer request has been received for the domain, and completion of the request is pending. The domain cannot be renewed, deleted or updated while in this state.
pendingDelete: A delete request has been received from the registrar for the domain. The domain has been removed from the zone, but has not yet been purged from the registry database. The domain cannot be renewed, deleted, transferred or updated while in this state.
pendingDeleteRestorable: The domain has been removed from the zone, but has not yet been purged from the registry database. The domain cannot be renewed, transferred or updated while in this state BUT it can be restored.
clientDeleteProhibited: The domain cannot be deleted. This status is placed on the domain by the registrar.
clientRenewProhibited: The domain cannot be renewed. This status is placed on the domain by the registrar.
clientUpdateProhibited: The domain cannot be updated. This status is placed on the domain by the registrar.
clientTransferProhibited: The domain cannot be transferred. This status is placed on the domain by the registrar.
clientHold: The domain will not be published in a zone for DNS resolution. This status is placed on the domain by the registrar.
serverHold: The domain will not be published in a zone for DNS resolution. This status is placed on the domain by the registry.
ID: Each database record has a single field (its `ID`) that uniquely identifies it. There is an ID associated with each `object` in the registry. An object can be a domain, host or contact. Persons with multiple domains will also have multiple domain IDs, though they may have either one or possibly many contact IDs depending on how the registrar system created the registry information.
Sponsoring Registrar: A registrar that administers a domain name on behalf of the registrant is a Sponsoring Registrar. In the case where a reseller of a registrar registers a domain name, only the registrar will appear in the Sponsoring Registrar field.
