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Agreed, we should do this. The question is what the period should be, and whether it should be variable based on the name owner's wishes. I don't think there was a consensus on this.
Have NMControl bail on names that are about to expire.
https://forum.namecoin.info/viewtopic.php?p=10756#p10756