William Walsh wrote: > Hmm, I don't know how much credenance to give this, but I've received > an out of band report on this subject that bothers me. > > That OpenSRS is currently letting a reseller pay a fixed monthly fee > for first option on all names being deleted from OpenSRS. > > I really hope this is not true.
First let me say: all we have are assumptions and sketchy-third-party-info about what OpenSRS is actually doing. We have all freaked out somewhat because OpenSRS has not given us a straight answer yet. I agree, I would like to have a straight answer up front, instead of these vague references to a "testbed" and "new secondary market products." Not having a straight answer makes me feel out-of-the-loop as a reseller. (Which is itself a problem for a "channel focused" company.) But lets give OpenSRS time to get their act together -- it is a holiday week. Ok, now that I've said that: I totally agree in hoping that the allegations of allocating soon-to-be-dropped names to new registrants are not true. I thought we all agreed that it was sleazy for Verisign to do stuff like this with their "auctions," etc. I'd love to have a clear statement from OpenSRS that they agree that this re-allocation is out of the question. (They can then take their time to explain what is actually happening in the testbed.) > This is quite serious if true. This is the kind of thing that becomes > a deal breaker. I really thought OpenSRS would continue to stick to > higher standards than other registrars as far as doing the "right" > thing, and in doing so, develop a real strong loyalty among their > resellers, which would end up being more profitable for them in the > long run than engaging in the kind of shenanigans that we have come to > expect from the more sleazy registrars, like Register.com and > Verisign, to name just two. Agreed: if these allegations are correct, then that does seriously change my relationship with OpenSRS. Ross said (talking about Scott): > His team is attempting to put together a service that will allow our > resellers to offer a product bundle more similar to that offered by other > industry players. This sounds OK and nice on first cut, but then I think about how much I dislike the other registrars and some of their unethical (IMO) practices and products. I don't want OpenSRS to become more like "other registrars" in their sleezy offerings. Be bold! Be different! Be better than all the others! :-) David
