Hello, --- Dave Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think we'd all like a fair version of this. Ie when your name > expires, > it becomes unavailable for the standard 40 days. During which time > the > current reseller of that domain is informed so the (s)he can attempt > to > contact their client in case they still want it and aren't > Internet savy etc. Afterwhich it's put on a list of 'about to be > dropped > domains'. This list would be available to all OpenSRS resellers, and > the > first reseller to claim it, gets it, at the normal cost of any domain > in > that tld namespace. ie no premium.
I don't think this is workable. As I mentioned before, once you allow the registrar any leeway in determining how to allocate expired names, you open up a can of worms as to how NSI will react. It does not take a large leap for this to degenerate to the end of the drop system entirely, and become a huge boon for the registrars who own the top expiring names (NSI) at the expense of everyone else. > This scenario would allow the resellers to help to protect their > clients. Resellers get emails when the names are due to expire. They can renew on behalf of their clients, well in advance of expiry. > It would also help us to level the playing field with the other > registries, (if we can't prevent them from doing these things, we may > as > well do them), and it benefits OpenSRS since the names that are It doesn't level the playing field. Any attempt by a registrar to attempt to assert control over expired names only benefits NSI, at the expense of everyone else, as they are home to the top expiring names. Using OpenSRS resources in a "SnapCow" style system is one way for OpenSRS to play the game ethically, as long as they're going after all the expired names that every other registrar has access to via the deletion cycle. I think trains once had metal devices at the front to remove blockages on the tracks called "Cow Catchers"...might be a better name than "SnapCow". :) Sincerely, George Kirikos http://www.kirikos.com/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
