That is correct.
As part of our protocol development efforts within the IETF, I have
contributed a draft on behalf of Tucows that defines these roles and
relationships much more concisely.
Check out
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-provreg-dn-defn-01.txt for
the complete text of the latest iteration.
The relevant portions for the purpose of this discussion are:
Contact, Administrative: The administrative contact is an
individual, role or organization authorized to interact with the
registry or registrar on behalf of the Domain Holder. The
administrative contact should be able to answer non-technical
questions about the domain name's registration and the Domain
Holder. In all cases, the Administrative Contact is viewed as the
authoritative point of contact for the domain name, second only to
the Registrant.
Contact, Billing: The billing contact is the individual, role or
organization designated to receive the invoice for domain name
registration and re-registration fees.
Contact, Technical: The technical contact is the individual, role or
organization who is responsible for the technical operations of the
delegated zone. This contact likely maintains the domain name
server(s) for the domain. The technical contact should be able to
answer technical questions about the domain name, the delegated zone
and work with technically oriented people in other zones to solve
technical problems that affect the domain name and/or zone.
Domain Holder: The individual or organization that registers a
specific domain name. This individual or organization holds the
right to use that specific domain name for a specified period of
time, provided certain conditions are met and the registration fees
are paid. This person or organization is the "legal entity" bound by
the terms of the relevant service agreement with the registry
operator for the TLD in question.
-rwr
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Darrell Harder
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 1:13 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: re: Billing Contact Verses Administrative Contact
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> For some reason I just got word that the
> Administrative Contact now has
> more power over the Billing Contact in a domain transfer. Can
> someone confirm this?
> I have been under the impression for over 5 years that the
> Billing Contact was the
> owner of the domain and has the first and final say in the
> matter. As it would seem
> with a call to the OpenSRS support team it is the Administrative
> Contact that the
> domain transfer is verified under that e-mal address and not the
> Billing Contact. If
> such is the case then many people I know stand a risk of losing
> their domains to
> the Administrative Contact. Please verify.
>
> Thanks!
> ...Darrell
>
> HomeDNS
> http://www.homedns.com
>
>
>
