> I love the way you are so quick to say it is the cost of doing business
when
> it is the RSP who is stuck with the cost. I don't see you offering for
> OpenSRS to share the cost in anyway, such as refunding the $4.00 OpenSRS
> makes on each domain name.
>
> Since the RSP paid OpenSRS for the domain, OpenSRS should either return
the
> domain to the control to the RSP or refund the money.
>
> What the RSP does is the domain is frankly none of OpenSRS's business,
> whether it is to use it, offer it for resale or just let it stay on the
> books until it expires.
>
> This attitude is why we now register all our new domains with another
> Registrar and plan on moving the domains we have with OpenSRS to this
other
> Registrar as the current registration expires.
>
> Which is a shame. At one time OpenSRS was a leader in this industry.
This has been hashed out a million times on this list - the issue is that
the RSP is *not* the registrant. Tucows cannot assign ownership of a domain
at will under any circumstances. It's a crappy reality, but reality
nonetheless.