Re: OpenSRS Renewal Spec - *DRAFT*

[Terry Knab]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Hatcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Terry Knab" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: OpenSRS Renewal Spec - *DRAFT*


> Domain speculators will do whatever is necessary to try to catch the
expired
> domains.  A random interval means they will be continually bombarding all
> systems involved using automated scripts.  This means we all deal with the
> degradation in service all the time.  A known availability time for
expired
> names would at least confine this activity to a short period of time.

Why?  They're already bombing NSI and us as it is, so what's the rush?

> You can't hope to prevent the registration of desirable names that become
> available.  So why not be up front about the whole matter?
>
I just want to make it much harder :)