----- Original Message ----- From: "easygoing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Loren Stocker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "William X.Walsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 2:36 PM Subject: RE: SUDDEN DEATH!!!, aka "Helping Resellers with delinquent names" > This is absolute nonsense. > > A domain holder receives notification 60 days prior to > expiration, 30 days prior to expiration and in our case 15 > days prior to expiration. Plus a final email is sent on the > day of activation. > > If a domain holder ignores all these notices and allows the > domain name to expire, then it is willful neglect on their > part and they have no room to complain. > > However, OpenSRS has stated on many occasions that the > domain holder has 40 days from deactivation to renew the > domain. Frankly I would like to see that shorten to 5 days > and then the domain make available for re-registration. > > If a domain is being used, it will be renewed by the time > the holder receives three warnings. If it is not being > used, it should be returned to the general pool so somebody > else can use it. > > This issue here is individual responsibility. The domain > holder has the responsibility to renew the domain within the > renewal period if they wish to maintain the domain. And at > the low prices charged today, they have no one to blame but > themselves if they can not raise enough money to renew the > domain for another year within 60 days of renewal. > > How can you claim that you or the domain holder has been > victimized by cancellation after receiving so many advance > warnings that payment was due? > > We hear the same cries when we suspend a hosting account for > non-payment. I forgot, it's not fair you turn my site off. > Never mind that we send them seven warnings, one per day, > that their payment was past due and the account would be > suspend on the seventh day if payment was not received. You are very generous. We suspend them after 24 hours. Suspension really encourages them to come up with the cash. Gordon Hostroute.com
