Personally I can't understand why it is set up that way now -
the same as there are several web sites accepting registrations
for .web .sex or whatever which can't be guaranteed later
to become a real registration.
Couldn't CIRA wait half a month more until the registrations
will be real registrations??
regards,
Doytchin
Heather Peel wrote:
> >From my understanding, it is not a lottery.... It was described
> as a round - robin selection.
>
> However, that raises a lot of other interesting ideas. Is the way
> it is going to work is that the first domain on the opensrs queue
> is selected, then the first on register "b" and the first on
> registrar "c" and so on until we get back to opensrs again, then
> they go through the second domain etc. until all the domains are
> registered into the system, kicking out ones that have already been
> processed?
>
> If that is the correct scenario, then wouldn't someone who pre
> registered a domain today at internic.ca who has been accepting
> advance registrations for a number of weeks stand less of a chance
> than registering that same domain today at a registrar who has JUST
> been certified? That kind of system doesn't seem to make any
> sense at all since the smaller, newer registrars would have better
> odds of getting the good domains.
>
> If anyone really understands how this is going to work, I'd love to
> hear. Maybe they don't want us to know?
>
> Heather
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dennis Lambert
> Jr.
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 10:27 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: the .ca lottery
>
> I have a question that I need to answer for a customer.
>
> Lets say my customer pre-registers "domainname.ca". I also go in
> and
> pre-register "domainname.ca". CIRA will then have a lottery type
> system
> (not based on date pre-registered) to determine who can register
> the name.
> My customer wants to know if he can pre-register the same name 9
> additional
> times to increase his chances of getting the name.
>
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Dennis Lambert Jr.
> > http://www.canadiandomains.org
> > http://www.domainsitebuilder.com
> > Own a complete website from $375!
> > Lead Development Manager
> > 866-ARROWUP (toll free)
> > 425-930-4390 (fax)
