Thanks Mark and Eric ;) It all makes sense now. Not saying I agree with NSI's logic, but it is clear to me what is going on... Hopefully now from this conversation, if I ever deal with NSI I will have this insight ;) The more we discuss issues like this, the better I feel about choosing SRS for my supplier ;)
Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.4CheapDomains.Net (812) 275-8425 - Office (815) 364-1278 - Fax ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Sheppard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 9:43 AM Subject: Re: VSign Transfers > As Elliot said it's for changing the Registrant of a domain, not a > Registrar transfer. With OpenSRS you can do this in real time using > the RWI, but with NSI you need a notarized Registrant Name Change > Agreement signed by both parties. Their usual processing time on this > is six weeks or more, but for only $199 they'll guarantee to do it > within two business days. > > Now that's what I call service. NOT. > > Mark. > > > On 2002-01-27 (Sunday) at 08:54:47 -0500, Mike Allen wrote: > > Hi Bill... > > > > That is new to me I guess as I have never seen this practice before. To > > me, it just seems to be a way to make more money from someone who does not > > know any better and has a big bank account. If a company is proficient, a > > transfer would only take a day or so anyway. (Actually - minutes in most > > cases ;) It looks to be a way to make some extra $$ or to get them to stay > > and not transfer since the fee is so high. Or does this practice have some > > "Significant" purpose that I am nor seeing? It a strange thing (Probably > > Discourages Transfers Quite a bit..), but one reason that costs are so have > > today on items is largely due to "Proficiency" and "Corp. Spending Costs" > > and this possibly seems to be an example. If companies would get more > > "Efficient" then that in turn should "Cut consumer spending costs" and in > > turn consumers would actually feed the economy more. ;) Okay I'm done... > > ;) Thanks for the info! I'll keep watching and see if I learn more about > > this... > > > > Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.4CheapDomains.Net > > (812) 275-8425 - Office > > (815) 364-1278 - Fax > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Mike Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 11:07 PM > > Subject: Re: VSign Transfers > > > > > > > > > > Network Solutions has offered this for many years. Long before OpenSRS or > > > ICANN even existed. > > > > > > > Have you guys seen this (Sorry if you have and it has been discussed - > > > > I hadn't seen anything about it on the list ;) > > > > > > > > Verisign offers a "Expedited Transfer Service" (LOL - That's why they > > > > turn so many down and take forever!) > > > > > > > > Expedited Domain Transfer Transfer your registered domain name to > > > > someone else quickly for $199 per domain name change.
