> Verisign has created a document to respond to the questions that had > been submitted regarding the WLS. Their responses are at: > > http://verisign-grs.com/wls_responses.pdf > Based on the initial reading of the document I must agree with George (again) and would like to add:
Verisign Registry confirms that : b) What mechanisms will be in place to force a Registrar to delete an expired name in a timely fashion when the WLS holder is using a different registrar? o VGRS has no way of knowing why a registrar does not delete a domain name registration nor does it have the responsibility to require a registrar to do so. It could be because the registrant renewed it, because there is an active dispute involving the name, because the name is associated with a bankruptcy, etc. So there does not seem to be a reasonable way to implement such a mechanism. Additionally, it is not the function of the registry to police this. (page 19 para 20b) c) What is the longest time after a domain has expired that a domain MUST be deleted? (This will affect the value of the WLS subscription, if domains can be hoarded and not deleted even 2 years after expiry, for instance) o There is no defined time limit when a domain name registration must be deleted. (Page 20 paragraph 20c) Unless this issue is resolved FIRST and we have a uniform policy on time limit for expiration of domain names, which is consistently adhered to by Registrars, namely Verisign Registrar as they hold the largest pool of domains with expiration dates older than 90 days - WLS is not acceptable in any shape or form. If there is no defined time limit when a domain name registration must be deleted, what stops Verisign Registrar from hoarding the domain name indefinitely if it knows that its sister company Verisign Registry stands to profit more by hoarding the name via collecting it's $35.00 for indefinite subscriptions to WLS? Integrity? Honesty? Good business practices? Naah! Sincerely, Genie Livingstone eyeondomain.com
