It depends on the domain name. Some info/biz names are locked by the registry due to trademark disputes or disputes regarding their sunrise/pre-reg periods
some would be locked by Tucows for a UDRP (or equivalent) dispute. Currently we do not provide lock directly to clients or RSPs Charles Daminato OpenSRS Product Manager Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: March 6, 2002 5:06 PM > To: Charles Daminato > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Re[4]: Registrar Lock > > > but as it seems in the whois for info/biz. > > Is such a domain locked by a client, by a RSP, by Tucows or by > the registry? > > > Lock status will not show up in the whois for com/net/org > > > > Charles Daminato > > OpenSRS Product Manager > > Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: March 6, 2002 4:47 PM > > > To: Charles Daminato > > > Subject: RE: Re[4]: Registrar Lock > > > > > > > > > btw. what does client lock means in the WHOIS? > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. > > > http://www.gmx.net > > > > > > > -- > GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. > http://www.gmx.net >
