We do expired domain monitoring and have number of domains in our Q with expiration dates in 1999
I have corresponded with chief compliance officer at ICANN on this issue and do not see any speedy resolution heading our way. Similar to the issue of transfers - , NSI would throw up smoke sceens regarding expired domain, to delay their loss of market share - instead of focusing on improving their customer service. We are also feeding the class action lawsuit on NSI hoarding expired domains http://www.eyeondomain.com/expired_domain_nsi_application.html with additional evidence, trying to help the issue along. My subjective opinion after a year of pounding on all kinds of doors on both transfer and expiring domain issues with NSI: NSI has enough revenues from their marketshare to pay the best attorneys to delay any issue in our legal system for substantial periods of time. ICANN has not yet enforced anything: I was quite hopefull that based on ICANN forum feedback http://forum.icann.org/regxfer/ there would be a definite resolution to the transfer issue, but so far no cigar. The more pressure we collectively place on NSI and ICANN, employing any possible venues: media, courts, internet,... the better - but we are in for a long haul - so with expectations adjusted to this level, let's support any type of effort that pressures NSI into playing fair ! cheers Genie eyeondomain.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "SpyProductions, Inc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jonathan Wray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 2:26 PM Subject: Re: NetSol now holds expired domains for 2 years?!?!?! > Here I thought the class action lawsuit was for their OTHER strongarm, > underhanded, shady, borderline-illegal buisiness practices. I thought this > was the least of their problems until today. > > Mike > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "SpyProductions, Inc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jonathan Wray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 4:57 PM > Subject: Re: NetSol now holds expired domains for 2 years?!?!?! > > > > FYI, there is already a class action lawsuit in progress over Netsol's > > hording of expired names. If I can find the message I received about > > this, I will post contact info to the list... > > > > On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, SpyProductions, Inc. wrote: > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
