1. Multiple RSPs can submit a domain for the premium queue. Like the SRS
queue, domains will be randomized and one will be selected to send to the
Afilias queue.
2. Yes - the name that is selected to be sent to the Afilias queue will be
sent from ALL premium registrar queues. Therefore the odds will be 4 in #
of registrars vs 1 in # of registrars (again, the Tucows queue is completely
independant of the premium queues)
3. Yes - premium queues and Tucows queues are completely independant.
rb
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Chuck Hatcher
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 9:02 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Premium .info
Can more than one RSP pre-register a given domain name for the premium
queue? If so, I assume only one pre-reg will be randomly selected prior to
submission to Afilias.
Will the same RSP's submission be used by all the premium registrars? Or
could a different submission be randomly selected for each?
And will this random selection be independent of the random selection for
the regular queue? In other words, might one RSP have a name submitted to
Afilias in the Tucows list, and a different RSP have the same name submitted
in the premium registrar's lists?
So many questions...
----- Original Message -----
From: " Rick Baraniuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 9:06 PM
Subject: RE: Premium .info
> Kai
> Not sure if this question was answered for you or not...if not:
> I think your first question is with respect to how Afilias processes the
> queues for .info. If so, this is how it works: on September 12, Afilias
> will begin accepting pre-registrations for the Landrush period. It is
> likely they will have five seperate processing dates (similar to what they
> did for Sunrise) which is what you refer to as queues. For example, the
> queues could be as follows:
> Q1 - Sept 17
> Q2 - Sept 24
> Q3 - Sept 27
> Q4 - Sept 30
> Q5 - Oct 1
> As long as you have submitted a preregistration before a particular date,
> then you will be submitted into that respective queue.
>
> As for the regular and premium queues...it works like this. The name is
> given as premium queue as there will be significantly less names in the
> respective queues compared to Tucows regular queue. Mathematically, the
> smaller the queue size, the greater probability the registrant will be
> awarded the name. However, it is recommended that both the premium and
> regular queues are selected to maximize the probability (more queues =
more
> chances) The basic difference is the price....premium is $60 and regular
is
> $20.
>
> Resellers are NOT charged unless the domain is successfully registered.
>
> Premium is a joint venture of some registrars...it is not offered via
> Afilias.
>
> Does this help? If not - feel free to ask me to clarify so you can gain a
> better understanding.
>
> Thanks
>
> Rick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kai Schaetzl
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 2:32 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Premium .info
>
>
> > We are keeping 2 lists a Regular List and a Premium List. Nothing has
> > changed with the Regular list and the lists are not mutually exclusive.
> >
>
> Thinking this over I think I have still not completely understood this.
>
> All registrars submit to Afilias and they then assign those queues to
> five (or so) *internal* queues for round-robin processing. Is this
> correct? Or do they do round-robin processing thru *all* unchanged
> registrar queues (making it 20+ queues)?
>
> Whatever they do I don't get it how the Premium queue comes into play
> here. With both methods it is obvious that each Premium registrar needs
> to submit the Premium queue first and then the Regular queue. Is this
> correct? If so, I think I have understood. If not I haven't yet
> understood :-)
> However, it then doesn't make any sense to submit domains to Regular if
> you already submitted to Premium (unless some registrars have extremely
> short Premium queues which isn't likely since all Premium queues are
> spread).
> Also, is Premium an Afilias offering or a joint venture of some
> registrars?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Kai
>
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