As stated by this email, there are definitely some policy concerns we have. We will be meeting over this week (and part of next) to ensure all our concerns (and yours voiced here) are addressed accordingly.
Until then, this project has been deferred. It may still be launched on the expected date, but there might be some alterations to how the feature will be implemented. Charles Daminato OpenSRS Product Manager Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Charles Daminato > Sent: March 4, 2002 4:24 PM > To: Thomas Mon; 'OpenSRS Discuss List' > Subject: RE: Re[4]: Registrar Lock > > > We're looking into our policy on this feature based on feedback from the > list. This may or may not delay the launch of this feature. More to come > when we have it. > > Charles Daminato > OpenSRS Product Manager > Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Thomas Mon > > Sent: March 3, 2002 11:05 PM > > To: 'OpenSRS Discuss List' > > Subject: Re: Re[4]: Registrar Lock > > > > > > Actually, my take of this is to hook it to a small payment gateway and > > explain to customers that it is to their advantage to LOCK their domain > > names and that locking your domain secures it from being > > transferred away by > > malicious people... Kind of like a $5 insurance plan. > > > > Lock - $5 > > Unlock - FREE > > > > Why charge a fee, inevitably the customer will try to transfer his own > > domain name and prob. in about 50% of the cases the customer > will call or > > email in and ask why they can't transfer their domain name (Even > > though they > > paid the $5)... so the $5 covers the cost of that minor > technical support > > issue that would arise. > > > > I dunno... don't bother picking apart my take of these things, > > it's late and > > I ran out of Diet Coke. > > > > Tom. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "William X Walsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "myOstrich Internet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: "'OpenSRS Discuss List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 7:03 PM > > Subject: Re[4]: Registrar Lock > > > > > > > Sunday, Sunday, March 03, 2002, 4:59:25 PM, myOstrich Internet wrote: > > > > > > > Since the default action of a non-response to a transfer request is > > > > approval, I suspect we will enable the lock by default on all > > domains - > > > > requiring that the lock be removed by the user prior to allowing a > > > > transfer. > > > > > > The way it should work is that you explain FULLY to your registrant > > > what the lock means and what the consequences are, and they make the > > > informed choice to activate it or not. > > > > > > The purpose is to provide a tool for the registrant to decide how to > > > protect their domain. > > > > >
