So tempting, but we need to stay focused and win on the facts first, not
distract and or confuse the poor end users. Not to mention that VRSGN could
just bulk deny them, or obfuscate the approval process. I like the way you
think... :)
sA
At 04:35 PM 7/19/01 -0700, ST wrote:
>Let me first say that the idea I'm about to state could be really
>stupid. It may have negative effects I haven't considered, or even be
>against ICANN or Commerce Department policy. But NSI makes me SO MAD
>that I feel compelled to propose the idea.
>
>What if the accused registrars (Tucows, Register.com and BulkRegister),
>and any other registrars that wanted to participate, were to band
>together to offer a one day promotion in which customers could transfer
>domains from NSI for rock bottom prices? Perhaps it would be called
>"T-Day" or something like that. The idea is to give end users the
>opportunity to free themselves of NSI's chains by transferring ALL of
>their domains in one shot, and also to send a message to NSI that end
>users and registrars/resellers are fed up with their policies and
>tactics. A price would be set, perhaps $7 per domain, and all
>registrars/resellers participating would have to charge the end user
>that price for the transfer/renewal. So perhaps Tucows would charge
>RSPs $6.50, and RSP's would charge the end user $7.00. I imagine this
>would be just enough markup to cover credit card processing fees.
>
>Customers would be given explicit instructions on how to verify the
>transfer requests, to minimize denials. An unbranded website could be
>set up that states the ideas behind "T-Day". Participants would, or
>course, market the promotion to their existing customers prior to the
>event. Customers could also be asked to pass the offer on to friends in
>a "grassroots campaign" like manner.
>
>I've already said this may be a dumb idea, but I would love to see NSI's
>attempts to retain market share backfire with them losing a huge chunk
>of it in one day. My biggest concern is that the number of transfers
>would be so high that some RSPs would not have enough funds to cover
>them, since it takes 3 to 5 days for the credit card charges to be
>deposited.
>
>ST
Scott Allan
Director OpenSRS
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