When can we know how many of our .info pre-reg pass Tucows'
de-duplication? I guess more than 90% will fail since there are so many
resellors there. I would like to know this number before I send money to
cover the pre-reg.
Thanks in advance.
John
On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Chuck Hatcher wrote:
> Thanks for the answers, Rick.
>
> To clarify one point, you say "Only the pre-regs covered by your account
> balance are entered into the pool.", and then say if we "have an idea of
> what portion" ... "will be eliminated in the de-duplication" ..."can take a
> chance and put less money in".
>
> By "the pool", do you mean the pre-de-duplication pool of all pre-regs? If
> so, it seems like even if we expect 50% loss during de-duplication, and fund
> our accounts accordingly, we would automatically lose out on having the rest
> of our pre-reg's submitted for de-duplication.
>
> It seems like all my pre-reg's should be eligible for the de-duplication
> process, until the number of my pre-reg's that survive de-duplication
> exhausts my available funds, and then no more of my pre-reg's would be
> considered.
>
> I want to be absolutely clear, so let me give an example. Let's say my
> account is at $2500, and I have 250 regular pre-reg's ordered, for a
> potential amount due (to be placed on hold) of $5000. Let's say I am
> confident less than half of those pre-regs will survive de-duplication among
> other RSP's, and I believe the $2500 will more than cover any of my pre-regs
> that could ultimately be submitted to Afilias. My main question is: will
> all 250 of my pre-reg's have a shot at the de-duplication process, assuming
> no more than 125 of them are ultimately selected for submission?
>
> I appreciate your recommendation to ensure enough funds for all pre-reg's,
> but what I want to do is to maximize the number of possible pre-reg's for
> whatever funds I do decide to commit, without having half of them
> automatically discarded before the first selection occurs.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Baraniuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Chuck Hatcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 9:45 AM
> Subject: RE: .INFO timeline questions / OpenSRS Live Reseller Update -
> 09/11/01
>
>
> > Chuck
> > You are correct. The key message to take from the chart is this:
> resellers
> > may submit their pre-registrations up until September 17 at 6:00pm EST.
> If
> > they are submitted before this time, then Tucows will submit them into the
> > first Afilias queue. Anything received after 6:01pm on the 17th will be
> > submitted to the second Afilias queue. Again, if resellers submit to the
> > second queue prior to 6:00pm on Sept 24 then they will be processed in the
> > second queue. Anything submitted after 6:00pm will not be accepted -
> > users/resellers will have to wait until October 1 to register in
> real-time.
> >
> > With regards to the de-duplication proceedures, when to get an accurate
> > balance owing, etc. We have left ourselves with a buffer zone to do all
> of
> > these processes. Without cutting it too close to the wire, your best bet
> is
> > to ensure you have the necessary funds in your account before day end of
> > business (EST) September 17.
> >
> > Only the pre-regs covered by your account balance are entered into the
> pool.
> > If you are doing some forecasting and have an idea of what portion of your
> > names have already been registered in Sunrise, or what will be eliminated
> in
> > the de-duplication that is run, then you can take a chance and put less
> > money in your account. However if your estimates are incorrect than you
> run
> > the risk of not even having them submitted.
> >
> > I would highly reccommend that you ensure sufficient funds for ALL
> > pre-registrations. The upside is that we will be emailing all resellers a
> > list of successful and unsuccesful domains that were submitted in
> Landrush.
> > This will happen shortly after September 22 when the WHOIS is officially
> > published. This way your money isn't on hold for any period of
> significant
> > length.
> >
> > If you require further clarification on this - dont hesitate to ask.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Chuck Hatcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 8:59 AM
> > > To: Rick Baraniuk; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: .INFO timeline questions / OpenSRS Live Reseller Update -
> > > 09/11/01
> > >
> > >
> > > The .info timeline shows Sept 14 and Sept 17 as the dates for Tucows
> > > submissions to Afilias.
> > >
> > > Does this mean pre-reg's can continue to be submitted until then? And
> if
> > > so, will the random selection of which RSP's pre-reg for a
> > > particular domain
> > > name is to be submitted not occur until then? (And we won't have any
> > > feedback about how much $$ is placed on hold until that time.) Or will
> > > already existing pre-regs begin to be processed before then?
> > >
> > > It isn't clear to me what will happen if my account balance doesn't
> cover
> > > the total of all my pre-regs, but would cover the total of my
> > > pre-regs after
> > > RSP selection deletes half of them. In other words, is money put on
> hold
> > > name by name as each random RSP selection (by Tucows) occurs, or are
> only
> > > the pre-regs that are covered by my account balance entered into
> > > the random
> > > RSP selection?
> > >
> > >
>
