There have been many complaints on this list about V$ not releasing names.
Honest people are always put at a disadvantage because of crooks. That's not a good reason to be a crook, as well. It is not ignorant to play fair -- in fact, it is the right thing to do. At 05:35 PM 1/2/02 -0500, you wrote: >Hello, > >My biggest issue is the we OpenSRS resellers are not at a disadvantage. > >So the questions we need to know are: >- Are other major registrars (Verisign, Register.com, Enom) not returning >expired names to the general pool for all to gain access? >- Are other major registrars going to stop releasing expired names to the >general pool in the near future? > >If so then it would be very ignorant of OpenSRS to keep releasing names to >the general pool while other major competitors are not. It would put us >resellers at a distinct disadvantage. > >Does anyone know the answers to my questions? Ross? Charles? > >thanks! > >David >-- >Systematic Software >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >(513) 241 3331 ext. 9 >Fax: (513) 241 0749 >http://www.systware.com >http://www.careerservicesonline.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dennis Hisey > > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 4:15 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Re[2]: Scott Allen is full of x- that is way out of line > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Don Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 1:40 PM > > Subject: RE: Re[2]: Scott Allen is full of x- that is way out of line > > > > > > > Thanks, Ken. > > > > > > After reading the section about "autorenew" in the contract at > > > > > http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/info/registry-agmt-appc-i-26apr01.htm > > > there is no doubt that it is a mechanism of convenience for V$ and the > > > Registrars, rather than the tender of any type of ownership > > rights to the > > > Registrar. > > > > > > > I read the same contact and get something completely different. (I guess > > that's why we have lawyers.) > > Anyway, there is no mention of why there is a grace period, only > > that there > > is one. There is also no mention of what can (beyond delete, renew or > > transfer) and can't be done in that time period. The only thing > > beyond doubt > > is that TUCOWS has been charged money, and the name isn't available to any > > other registrar. I would say that gives TUCOWS freedom and > > control......... > > at least for 45 days. > > > > Dennis Hisey > > > > > > > At 01:15 PM 1/2/02 -0500, Ken Joy wrote: > > > >My two cents on this one... > > > > > > > >I believe the only reason we have to pay for domains on expiry > > is because > > > >Verisign has that 'autorenew' feature on a domains > > expiry.....some other > > > >registries don't work that way....I think it's more a > > comprimise that was > > > >made when fitting the rules from the Single Registrar model > > into the new > > > >reality of multiple registrars...and not something we can infer > > 'ownership' > > > >from. > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > > > > > > >Ken > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Brody > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 1:14 PM > > > > > To: Don Brown; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: Re[2]: Scott Allen is full of x- that is way > > out of line > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > then we disagree. > > > > > > > > > > michael > > > > > > > > > > At 11:57 AM 1/2/2002 -0600, Don Brown wrote: > > > > > >At 12:49 PM 1/2/02 -0500, Michael Brody wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >>If the registrar has put up the money to hold the domain then > > > > > don't they > > > > > >>have some form of rights to the domain? The registrar is in > > > > > fact holding > > > > > >>the domains because they have put up their money to hold > > the names. > > > > > >> > > > > > >>michael > > > > > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > >No. > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > Don Brown - Dallas, Texas USA Internet Concepts, Inc. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.inetconcepts.net > > > PGP Key ID: 04C99A55 (972) 788-2364 Fax: > > (972) 788-5049 > > > Providing Internet Solutions Worldwide - An eDataWeb Affiliate > > > ---- > > ---- Don Brown - Dallas, Texas USA Internet Concepts, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.inetconcepts.net PGP Key ID: 04C99A55 (972) 788-2364 Fax: (972) 788-5049 Providing Internet Solutions Worldwide - An eDataWeb Affiliate ----
