Best estimate so far is mid-October.
Charles Daminato
OpenSRS Product Manager
Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of alan
> Sent: June 19, 2001 12:46 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: .info Duplicates NOT Accepted
>
>
> What would be the most realisic start date for real .info names to be
> registered? We don't want our clients to think they've
> registered when it's
> just a lottery and we don't want the headache of explaining all
> the rules and
> managing refunds etc. Do any .biz or .info names resolve yet?
>
> Alan DeRossett
> Digital Starlight Communications Inc.
>
>
> Charles Daminato wrote:
>
> > Well, we ARE taking duplicate registrations from an OpenSRS
> point of view,
> > but still only one per reseller. So we could have several
> thousand sex.info
> > registrations in our randomized queue before we submit one.
> >
> > Charles Daminato
> > OpenSRS Product Manager
> > Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of William X. Walsh
> > > Sent: June 19, 2001 11:07 AM
> > > To: Rick Baraniuk
> > > Cc: Robert L Mathews; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: .info Duplicates NOT Accepted
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello Rick,
> > >
> > > >From the latest reseller update:
> > >
> > > .info update: critical pre-reg application changes
> > > -------------------
> > >
> > > In response to overwhelming reseller demand, and in an effort to
> > > ensure that each reseller, regardless of size, has an equal
> > > opportunity to register the best .info domain names: Tucows will
> > > accept duplicate Landrush pre-registrations. Duplicates will be
> > > randomized and a single application chosen before submission to
> > > Afilias for Landrush.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sure sounds like you are taking duplicate registrations to me :)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tuesday, June 19, 2001, 7:36:12 AM, Rick Baraniuk wrote:
> > >
> > > > OpenSRS will be accepting a SINGLE pre-registration for a
> > > particular name
> > > > (e.g. sex.info) from each reseller. Therefore we will not
> be permitting
> > > > 1000 applications for a .info name (unlike .biz domain name
> > > applications)
> > >
> > > > Essentially, the 'first' draw will happen 7 days after the
> open of the
> > > > registry, the 'second' will happen three days after that, the
> > > 'third' three
> > > > days after, etc. You should know soon enough whether a
> domain has been
> > > > successfully pre-registered - you will receive an 'error' message.
> > >
> > > > Thanks
> > >
> > > > Rick
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert L Mathews
> > > > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 9:02 PM
> > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: .info Duplicates Accepted
> > >
> > >
> > > > "OpenSRS Live Reseller Update 06/18/01" wrote:
> > >
> > > >>.info update: critical pre-reg application changes
> > > >>-------------------
> > > >>
> > > >>In response to overwhelming reseller demand, and in an effort to
> > > >>ensure that each reseller, regardless of size, has an equal
> > > >>opportunity to register the best .info domain names: Tucows will
> > > >>accept duplicate Landrush pre-registrations. Duplicates will be
> > > >>randomized and a single application chosen before submission to
> > > >>Afilias for Landrush.
> > >
> > > > So is there anything preventing a single reseller from
> > > submitting, say, a
> > > > million applications for sex.info? Or are we going to have
> a meltdown?
> > >
> > > > Also, just to be sure I understand, Afilias will still be holding
> > > > drawings every week (or so), right? So assuming sex.info is
> awarded in
> > > > the first drawing, there's no point in applying for it one
> week later,
> > > > because it will have been taken. So I assume you guys are going
> > > to try to
> > > > keep your queues in sync with the Afilias queues so you submit one
> > > > application (at random) each time Afilias is going to
> process a round?
> > >
> > > > --
> > > > Robert L Mathews, Tiger Technologies
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best regards,
> > > William X Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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