>
> Does the owner of domain.on.ca also has a say over all other
> domain.prov.ca domains?
Yes. Or at least, the other names are all locked up...
> Or could my client register domain.ab.ca, and then upgrade it
> later to domain.ca, without the permission or domain.on.ca, who
> apparently doesn't want it?
Your client couldnt' get the ab.ca if the other company had the .on.ca.
> If my client had been aware of this, I am certain they would have
> registered the domain.ab.ca equivalent prior to the change, and
> then upgraded it, but they decided it was less hassle just to
> wait, and see if the existing domain.on.ca wanted the domain.ca.
Possibly.
>
> This will a pretty difficult problem to explain to my client, as
> it is very difficult to see the justification for someone with a
> provincial level domain holding the .ca hostage forever.
This is (to my understanding) the CIRA wants it done. I'll confirm that all
provincial domains are locked up once one is registerd (but I'm sure I've
checked this before, and got confirmation)
thanks
Ken
>
> --
> Michael Howie
> RedWhite Technology
>
> Ken Joy wrote:
> >
> > If a name is reserved because of an EXISTING (with CIRA) provincial
> > equivelent, the lock is never listed. Only the person with the
> domain.on.ca
> > can *ever* get domain.ca.
> >
> > That being said, here's an account of the surrounding weirdness:
> >
> > a) if owner of domain.ca actually wants to order domain.on.ca,
> they cannot
> > as there is no CIRA system in place.
> >
> > b) if the owner of domain.ca wants to grant permission to another
> > organization to use domain.on.ca, the *will* be able to, but
> currently they
> > can't because CIRA doesn't have the processes in place.
> >
> > CIRA says that both of these will be possible soon.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Howie
> > > Sent: November 28, 2000 11:13 PM
> > > To: OpenSRS List
> > > Subject: .ca reserved names
> > >
> > >
> > > At what point do the unregistered reserved .ca names become available?
> > >
> > > I am speaking of the .ca's which are reserved because of the
> > > existence of a provincial equivalent - e.g. domain.on.ca exists,
> > > so domain.ca was automatically reserved in case they wanted it.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Michael Howie
> > > RedWhite Technology
