If you have been following this discussion you would understand that the
original point was need for a RSP to change his contact information on the
domains where he is listed as the tech contact and his nameservers are being
used on the domain record and that is the point that has been made
repeatedly during this discussion.
Not an unreasonable request.
As usual, RussSt50 introduced extaneous information into the discussion that
had nothing to do with the original message.
The origninal request had nothing to do with a RSP being able to change
other information on the domain name. Nor has any of the RSPs requested
such rights during this discussion.
As to ownership, the point has been made repeatedily in various posts that
no one owns a domain name, but receives a lease to the right to use the
domain name as long as the annual payments are made when they register the
domain name.
There are no ownership rights being violated when the tech contact updates
his records to reflect changes in his information on the domains where his
nameservers are being used and he is listed as the tech contact.
If the lessee of the domain name does not wish anybody "trespassing" on his
property and making changes, all the lessee needs to do is spend the money
to acquire his own nameservers and name himself as the tech contact on all
his leased domains.
Frankly, to introduce more extraneous information into this discussion,
OpenSRS needs to adjust their attitude toward their RSPs and introduce more
trust into the relationship on the part of OpenSRS toward their RSPs.
OpenSRS gives their RSPs less rights than Network Solutions gives to their
resellers or for that matter, less rights than Network Solutions gives to
anybody who is listed as the tech contact on a domain name.
As tech contact on a domain listed with Network Solutions, I can make
changes to the admin, billing, tech contact information and the nameservers
on a domain name. The admin contact would receive an email concerning the
change and can veto it, but the tech contact has the authority to initiate
such changes, which are then made unless vetoed by the admin contact.
OpenSRS either needs to trust those who secure the business for them or
OpenSRS needs to take over the functions of managing the domains and making
the modifications as requested by the admin and tech contacts. Then the
tech contact RSP would not have this problem of making reasonable changes to
the domain names that they register with OpenSRS.
Just my opinion.
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Haines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, August 12, 2000 9:17 AM
Subject: RE: Updating Tech Contact Information
>The way I see it RussSt50, has a point that necessitates the use of
handles.
>Why should an RSP be able to change domain info that does not belong to
>them? I am an RSP and I agree, I should not.
>
>What I should be able to change is my contact information, obviously. This
>information should not be part of the Domain record, but associated with
it.
>I can change my contact record, but the domain owner can decide not to have
>my record associated with their domain.
>
>I would hope that OpenSRS can see this as a necessity. There really is no
>other logical way.
>
>Brian Haines
>
>
>Thanks for the reply...
>
>Why should you be able to change anything on a domain name
>which you do not own? The only reason I can think of is so that
>every time someone does a WhoIs search on the domain name,
>you get free advertising. Once you have transferred a domain name,
>there is nothing else for you to do - you're no longer needed.
>
>What if the owner wanted to use the website developer as the Tech
>Contact? After all, it's called a Tech Contact...not Reseller Contact.
>
>RS
>
>
>
