As far as I'm concerned, NSI is already doing this. They're already taking the domains that have expired and selling them off via GreatDomains, or back channels that have no name. I've monitored domains that have been expired for over a year, almost daily trying to register them for myself, only to have them end up elsewhere, and not as far as I can tell through a SnapBack type service. (Though I don't know if I would be able to tell, but I doubt I'm that unlucky).
Either way, I, (a normal person of the public at the time, not a reseller), had apparently no chance of getting the domains. I don't think this is fair, and until we can get all of the parties involved to create a fair system, I will consider playing unfairly as well. It sucks, but if I want to survive, I may have to do it. As for selling drugs, no, I'll leave that to my neighbours. Anyway, thanks Scott for an honest reply. Have a good holiday everyone. Dave I'm wrong all the time, that's how I eventually get to right. - CSI On Fri, 21 Dec 2001, George Kirikos wrote: <snip> > 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. > <snip> > > Resellers get emails when the names are due to expire. They can renew > on behalf of their clients, well in advance of expiry. > <snip> > > 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/
