Well, crud.

I may end up changing my hosting provider for my web site. My domain registration is going to expire in about twelve days, and I can't renew it right now. You see, my hosting provider usually handles this, but for some reason, she hasn't. I've tried contacting her and haven't heard anything.

To further compolicate matters, I have to go through a three day (or better) process in order to arrange to handle the renewal myself. You see, the registration service needs the password or credit card number used to register/renew the domain last. I don't have that, and as the email address on record for the customer account isn't mine, I can't reset the password and have the new one sent to me. So now I have to fill out a form requesting that the domain name be moved to an account I can access. I also need to provide ID demonstrating that I "own" the domain name. Fortunately, I am listed as the registrant in the database, or I'd be completely out of luck.

I've been looking at a different hosting service, anyway. It's the one that the POC website is through. It offers a few more options than I currently have. And if something's going on with my current provider, it gives me more reason to consider changing now. Of course, I want to do some looking into it, first. I need to find out how much more difficult it's going to be to actually move my domain name to a completely different hosting service. And of course, I also want to make sure I can install Movable Type there. I'd hate to have to switch blog software. Especially since I have a paid license for MT.