Well, there are several cases of domains being hijacked, bounced around registrars, deleted at a registrar that allows deletions, recreated immediately so it appears that the new owner is legitimate. If a user doesn't want a domain, let it expire.
I'm still working on a better deletion policy - it's been a busy week with the .biz launch. More to come. Charles Daminato TUCOWS Product Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 9 Nov 2001, Dave Warren wrote: > > We're actually currently looking into modifying our policy. The intent is > > to prevent abuse, and not have a hardline stance against deletions. Your > > mileage may vary. > > > > Maybe 1 in 100 domains? 1 in 250? We'll have to work something out (and > of > > course, there's always exceptions...) > > What is the potential for abuse? Other then systems load on OpenSRS... > > Perhaps as a solution, 1 free deletion per 100 domains, beyond that, the RSP > will still pay a fee. That fee will be n% of $10, where N is the number of > domains deleted in the current block of 250 actual registrations? > > Naaa, too much administration. > > How about 1% of your registrations can be deleted, beyond that, there is a > $1 deletion charge, if a refund is granted? > > Lastly, how about deletions beyond the 5 day period, where no refund would > take place? Could a transfer-like challenge system confirm that the > deletion request is valid, and allow users to delete domains? > > > -- > The nice thing about standards, there is enough for everyone to have their own. > > >
