On Wed, 16 May 2001 13:28:05 -0400, Ross Wm. Rader wrote:
Thanks Ross... this hits all points.
>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
>>
>>
>>
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