FYI, this was posted to the list just last week...
On Wed, 15 Aug 2001, Richard Pearce wrote:
> I thought you might be interested to see this.......
>
> (Letter from Verisign below)
> ----------------------------------
>
> To All Registrars:
>
> Summary
>
> VeriSign Global Registry Services (VeriSign GRS), after consultation
> with ICANN, will temporarily cease batch releases of deleted com, .net
> and ..org domain names to assure continued service quality within the
> Shared Registration System (SRS). Batch releases are made by the
> registry five days after deletions by registrars outside of grace
> periods.
