Hear that? That's the sound of hundreds of registrars and resellers marching up to ICANN's front door with a battering ram.
It's about time we lobby for something to be done :) Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Wray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 2:30 PM Subject: NetSol now holds expired domains for 2 years?!?!?! > just completed a chat with NetSol/Verisign regarding a domain which expired > over a year ago. the domain expired in May 2000, but it still is not > available for registration. so i started a chat session with them to ask > why. typed with Vincent in session #131565. > > when asked why this expired domain name was not available for registration, > i was told that "it has to be in our system long enough to age before it > can be released". i said "huh? it expired over a year ago in May > 2000. exactly how long before it is released for registration?" > > he says "it can take up to 2 years for a name to be released by the global > authorities." i said "WHAT? could you offer me a definative time frame > for Network Solutions/Verisign releasing this expired domain name?". he > says "like i said, it can take up to 2 years." > > i asked where i may find example of this policy... he never answered and > the chat went dead. typical NetSol quality. > > since when can an expired domain name be retained by the registrar or > record for up to 2 years? did i miss something here? what can i do next? > > jonathan > > . >
