Thank you Hugh, and then it would stand to reason that if OpenSRS drops the name at the end of the 40 day period then they are refunded the $6?
The logic of the situation is clear to me. During the 40 day period it is OpenSRS that is tying up their own funds and therefore hurting their liquidity by holding the name. It seems appropriate to offer right of first refusal to the original registrant (say 31 days after the expiration date). At which point the domain could revert to a pool of names available to OpenSRS resellers exclusively. I do not have a problem with this since OpenSRS is 'funding' this pool with their credit. The appropriate next step would be for the OpenSRS lookup to see this name as available. Even though the name appears taken in the registry files. And any OpenSRS reseller could offer this newly availalbe name to their customer base. A feature OpenSRS should add for EVERY reseller is the list of domains that are to become available EXCLUSIVELY through OpenSRS. So that resellers can market these names to their existing clients. This gives the original registrant a one month grace period and gives OpenSRS resellers a leg up on the competition for the soon to be deleted names. Yes I know I am treading on thin Ice here, but I am trying to determine what I believe would be a fair method of giving all OpenSRS resellers (myself included) an advantage over Bulk Register, NSI, Register.com and Enom Resellers. It is important to note that this 40 day period is not a free ride and that OpenSRS is putting up the $6 to create the grace period, it is not extended by the registry. OpenSRS could simply let the name delete on the expiration date and not tie up their cash, but this would not be in the best interest of OpenSRS or it's resellers. OpenSRS has the right to tie up their money and create the grace period, OpenSRS has the right to offer the domain to the original registrant exclusively But they are not obligated. It is incumbent upon us, the OpenSRS resellers to work with OpenSRS to develop a business plan that is in the best interest of, our customers, ourselves, and OpenSRS. And is'n't it in the best interest of our customers to try to offer them first crack at expired domain names? With this added advantage we as resellers will attract more customers since we become a 'better' source for some expired domain names. So not only will we be able to sell more domain names to our existing customer base, but we will be able to increase our customer base. Happy New Year. michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 03:01 PM 12/31/2001 -0600, you wrote: As I understand it: > As per ICANN POLICY: > once a domain 'expires' does the original registrant (who allowed the name > to expire) have any rights to the name? No > If the answer is NO then it is just courtesy that is extended to the > original registrant that allows them to exclusively re register the name > for up to 40 days after the expiration. Yes - the ICANN registrar (2cows) pays their $6 to hold the name for ~40 days. During this time the original registrant can still pay for it and continue to have the name. > And if the domain is re-registered in the period between the expiration > date and the deletion date is the new expiration date 1 year from the old > expiration date or 1 year from the re registration date? And what does the > WHOIS show are the original registration date, the original registration > date or the re registration date? If the original registrant pays the bill - continuing to hold the name, the renewal date stays the same. It does not get extended by those 'grace-period' days. If the name is not paid, it is 'supposed' to drop into the 'pool', allowing anyone to register it immediately. -Hugh
