Dare I ask again what Tucows is going to do to save our business?
> I also ask Tucows to step in here. Tucows is a share holder of Afilias and Tucows is
> our direct partner if it comes to dealing with Afilias. Some days ago I went thru
>the
> pre-reg list in the RWI and canceled more than 50% of our orders because they had
> fraudulently been taken during Sunrise. There is no doubt about at least 95% of
>these
> cancellations that the registration didn't meet the Afilias minimum criteria. So, we
> (and Tucows) lost 50% of potential business for info pre-reg names. I'm certain that
>it
> is more or less the same with other RSP's. We and Tucows are losing money because of
> this in great deal. I don't think that Tucows can just step aside and point at
>Afilias.
> This matter does not only cause the loss of money for all of us, it also shakes the
> complete credibility of info domains and the registration process, in general it
>casts
> a shadow of doubt on all participating registrars and resellers.
> Some people pointed out in the past that Afilias made clear to some extent that they
> would not police the Sunrise period. I don't know about this, but it simply doesn't
> matter. If you put up such a page:
> http://www.afilias.info/press-room/releases/release-20010725-1.html
> which says:
>
> > Sunrise Period Requirements & Restrictions
> >
> > Those wishing to reserve their marks in the .INFO domain during the Sunrise Period
> > must own a current trademark or service mark having national effect prior to
>October
> > 2, 2000. Requests for domain names of corresponding trademarks or service marks
>must
> > be for only the ASCII characters identical to the textual or word elements of the
> > mark only; however, hyphens may be used between spaces within a registered mark.
> >
>
> you have to enforce these rules or you betray anyone reading the page and playing by
> the rules. If you don't there's no excuse. If you put up rules you have to stand by
> these rules or you have to refrain from giving any rules.
> I also read at www.domebase.com that there was at least one registrar actively
> encouraging fraudulent registrations. They should have been thrown out of the
> consortium immediately. Failure to do so shows again that Afilias is not playing by
> their own rules. (The page at www.domebase.com is an interesting read, although
>poorly
> and confusingly edited and layouted, I encourage everyone to read it if he didn't
> already do so.)
>
> So, what is Tucows planning to save our business here?
>
> (I'm not a native English speaker, so please bear with me if I used inappropriate or
> harsh wording.)
>
> Kai
>
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