Jonathan Wray wrote:
>
> Now I want to start migrating all my NSI registrations to OpenSRS; but I do
> not want to do diddly for these particular domains.
That's fine -- each transfer is done on a domain-by-domain basis -- you
don't have to transfer all your domains, or even the majority (though it
does save money... :-)#
> How can I remove myself from responsibility for these domains? I can't
> even change the DNS records without pointing to a new secondary DNS source
> - which i do not have. Can I simply terminate the NSI registrations for
> these domains without legal responsibility? I have my email documentation
No. You are not the registrant, and therefore cannot (in good conscience
or legal standing) delete the domains w/o legal responsibility or
permission from the registrant. Additionally, they've paid NSI for the
domain, so it is not your right to cancel a service you didn't pay for.
If you wanted to do it the easy way, you could change the tech contact to
the current admin contact (who would be the registrant, right?), and set a
bogus secondary DNS server. This would take the domain out of your hands.
Alternatively, you can fax NSI with a list of domains, and tell them you
want your nameserver and contact removed from those domains claiming it is
a "lame delegation" (which it is, if you've removed the zone record from
your nameserver). This may (or may not) cause them to act -- we've had
mixed success with this method.
> of the notice sent to them (and their acknowledgement of the notice). Do I
> need more documentation?
I would *not* recommend sending delete requests for these domains, no
matter how much documentation you have. If you ignore them (and remove
them from your nameserver) then their loss of service is their own fault.
This is our current m.o. If the client does not pay us for DNS, despite
repeated attempts to collect, we simply remove them from our nameservers,
and let them figure it out. If they want help changing the registration,
well, that's billed at our standard sysadmin rate.
> Any advice on this matter would be appreciated. These are domains which
> are being actively used for business and consumer sites. I'd hate to
> release the names back to the public -- but how else can I get the
> registrant to rake action?
Now, I'm not sure about the ethics behind either of the suggestions
above. IMVHO, anyone who doesn't pay to use your nameservers *deserves* a
delete request, but the repercussions of that action are potentially
irreversable and far outweigh the benefits.
Comments? Questions?
-kb
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