To speak on this publicly would, unfortunately, constrain our ability to
impact change. For this I apologize, but ask that you trust that we have
heard your concerns and stay tuned.
Regards
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kai Schaetzl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: The Great info'n'domain Swindle (was: .info)
> 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
> >
> > --
> >
> > Kai Sch�tzl, Berlin, Germany
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>
>
>
> Kai
>
> --
>
> Kai Sch�tzl, Berlin, Germany
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