I would suggest allowing multiple registrants to pre-reg a .info
domain...the bottom line is that only 1 pre-reg will be accepted - you could
also hold a 'randomized' submission period prior to submitting to us if you
wish...
Rick
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Warren [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 3:05 AM
To: Rick Baraniuk; Michael Brody
Cc: Robert L Mathews; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: .info Duplicates NOT Accepted
For the most part. However, as an RSP, I can see me having to tell my
customers that "Sorry, *I* can't accept your registration, but you can try
every other RSP/registrar out there, somebody might" ... Doesn't sound too
hot?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Baraniuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Michael Brody" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Robert L Mathews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 9:45 AM
Subject: RE: .info Duplicates NOT Accepted
> OpenSRS will randomize all resellers and decide whose .info request to
> submit to the registry
> We are playing fair...as we always do.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Brody [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 11:32 AM
> To: Rick Baraniuk
> Cc: Robert L Mathews; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: .info Duplicates NOT Accepted
>
>
> Rick,
>
> Will the OpenSRS resellers have the names accepted on a first come first
> serve basis.
>
> or will OpenSRS randomize all resellers and decide whose .info request to
> submit
> to the registry?
>
> thanks for the clarification
>
> michael
>
>
> On Tue, 19 Jun 2001, 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
> >
>
>
>
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