I think that policy is wrong headed. Opensrs should establish policies that
enhance the competitive position of their RSP's, not reduce it out of
programming expediency.
This policy would put RSP;s in a competitive disadvantage and should be
rethought from the position of what is good for their customers. You have
always harped about how RSP;s are your customers, not the open public, but
this kind of decision belies that position.
need liquidation prices on servers, etc?
call 1-800-873-9012
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Allan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 6:36 AM
Subject: Policy issue: feedback wanted
> Howdy -
>
> Our current policy on expired (as in, from Day 0 to Day -40) names is that
> they cannot be transferred to another registrar until they are renewed. We
> are considering revising this policy, and we would like your input to help
> us make our decision.
>
> History:
>
> The basic history is that NSI (the registrar) would not allow the transfer
> of expired names to another registrar. We historically viewed this as
poor,
> since (we thought, and we're sure you'd agree) that NSI had no claim to
that
> renewal money simply because the name had expired and the registrant had
> failed to transfer it away first. We felt that customers still ought to be
> able to transfer the name elsewhere if they wanted to.
>
> Proposal for consideration:
>
> We propose to allow expired names to be transferred away from OpenSRS
while
> expired.
>
> Rational/Considerations:
>
> - registrants ultimately will want this freedom
> - this is the most fair business practice (we like to be fair)
> - this differs from NSI's policies (and likely other Registrars as
> well)...which would mean that while we cannot benefit financially from
this
> (except
> perhaps in recognition of our overarching fairness)
> - if we force registrants to renew these names through our channel, there
> will be some extra renewals, however, this will possibly leave a bitter
taste
> in the registrants mouth, and will likely consume resources by
> explaining/defending
> this restriction to them
>
> That's basically the issue. Please, discuss, comment, challenge or
> champion...
>
> Regards,
>
> sA
> Scott Allan
> Director OpenSRS
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
