<< BILLING contact...In many cases, this is the same person as the
Administrative
contact, BUT NOT ALWAYS.
I stand corrected, you are right.
>>The fact remains that the RSP is the entity who originally sold the domain
>>registration.
Sorry, my understanding is that OpenSRS is the seller, and that the RSP is
the middleman (wholesaler, reseller, etc.).
While I can understand that a DNS should be able to change the Tech Contact
information (with the owner's permission), if the owner of the domain name
uses someone other than the original RSP to be the DNS or uses a different
reseller to renew the domain name, why should anyone other than the DNS be
allowed to make changes to the Tech (or any other) contact information
without the owner's permission?
>>As I understand it, notification will *FIRST* be given to the RSP so that
>>they can, in turn, pass that on to the registrant. But if the domain is
not
>>renewed by some point in time, then Tucows may bypass the RSP and contact
>>the registrant directly. This preserves the relationship that the
>>registrant has with the RSP but also provides a "safety" for an
>>irresponsible RSP.
Sounds reasonable.
>>While you've articulated several scenarios involving "rogue RSPs"...
Our society is based on laws and regulations governing the conduct of all
aspects of our lives. These laws and regulations are in place to protect the
innocent from the "rogues" of the world. If the OpenSRS allows RSP's to make
changes to domain name contact information, they should do so cautiously - to
protect domain name owners from "rogue RSP's". One way to do this would be
to give the domain name owner the option to disallow changes to be made.
>>Why do you think that notification of pending expiration constitutes some
>> kind of "control"?
I have not said that notification of pending expiration constitutes control.
>>...there must be a way for the RSP to update their contact information
for domains for which they ARE the technical contact.
Why?? Why is it essential that everyone knows who the Tech Contact for a
domain name is (especially if no website has been established). The owner of
a website knows who the DNS is...they are paying them a monthly (or
quarterly, or yearly) fee.
Isn't there currently a way for the owner to give you limited access? Maybe
it would be possible to find a way to do give out the information without
attaching it to the domain name record?
Please understand...I am not trying to be controversial, I'm just very
concerned about allowing domain name contact information changes without the
domain name owner's permission.
Russ
