> In addition to the reseller updates (at least 2 weeks ago or so) the answer
> has been also available on our FAQ (which was posted on 5/22) found at:
> http://www.opensrs.org/dotinfo_FAQ.shtml#q13
>
Well, it's actually No. 5 not 13 and the page says it's been last updated on
June 4, so I very much doubt that No. 5 has been there from the beginning.
;-) But's let's not start argueing about that.
> Please understand that Tucows is doing this to increase the chances within
> our queue.
>
Rick, I completely understand this and I back the purpose very much. I just
don't think that you are using an adequate method to achieve this purpose. If
I would run your registry system I would never have come up with such a
solution, it would never have even crossed my mind.
Way to a solution:
Background: A lottery where each queue submits one domain per drawing round.
Problem: No chance to submit a substitute if you submit a domain a second
time. So you lose this draw automatically.
Solution: Make a lottery yourself. That is:
1. Take *all* submissions (for landrush) from July 1 to July 20, put them in
a pool.
2. On July 20 (f.i.), put the pool in a queued order and randomize it.
3. Parse the pool and delete any doubles.
4. Show in the RWI which domains were accepted for the submit queue and which
were not. Put the money on hold for the accepted domains. If there isn't
enough money the reseller has the chance to submit additional payment until
the lottery starts (or a day before or so). If he doesn't the domains get
dropped from your queue.
5. On July 26 or whatever you submit to the Afilias lottery.
Result: everyone is happy.
I assume steps 2 and 3 may take a day, no longer. I don't think it's any
threat to the stability of the system or there could be other technical
reasons why this could not be feasible.
If you use this system you happen to solve all problems regarding the
submission and regarding the holding of money.
1. resellers definitely have an equal chance in *your* queue.
2. money is not put on hold for 4 to 6 weeks (but only for 1 to 3 weeks
3. you relief the system a lot because nobody is forced to submit urgent
requests on July 1.
I get the feeling that you didn't learn from the start of the multilingual
registrations. Do you remember what happened? First there were still bugs and
second the system was massively overloaded. The result was that you couldn't
barely submit a domain for about half a day when it started.
You are now trying to let this happen again. What will happen when you
release the pre-reg tool for Landrush on July 1? Yes, there *will* be a
"landrush", a totally unnecessary landrush.
I'm also still concerned very much about the long time you place money on
hold. This, again, is not making it "equal" for your resellers. Not everyone
can just drop $10.000 for 6 weeks on the account with you because he wants to
prereg 500 domains he theoretically may not get *at all* (and so placed the
money there for just "nothing"!).
Rick, don't get me wrong. You have been very responsive to this group and to
my questions in private mail, don't take this as a rant. I just think there
is a better way to process the prereg and I don't think that it would put
much more stress on your programmers and system engineers.
Thanks,
Kai
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