Really? I wonder what the delay in giving the ability to resellers was? I am glad they got it done ;)
-- Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.4CheapDomains.Net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Gerrard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mike Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "myOstrich Internet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 12:18 PM Subject: RE: register.com offering 1 year .biz regs > > > That is EXACTLY what they are doing. I bet they just started advertising > > that the DAY it came out. However, who is to keep a domain buyer from > > FYI, register.com has had the ability to lock domains for quite awhile. If > I remember correctly registry lock has been available since day one and > register.com was the first ICANN accrediated registrar to go live... > > > contacting the registry and having it un-locked? All they would have to do > > is say the company they bought their domain with will not un-lock the > > domain. I wouldn't think Register.Com would have a chance against > > this. I am very interested to watch how this plays out.... > > The registry doesn't have much say or power in this. register.com's > relationship with the registry is a lot different than our relationship with > OpenSRS. > > register.com doesn't need to use registry lock to block transfers away from > them. They can easily decline any transfer request received and actually(in > this case) have a somewhat legitimate story to back it up. > > Of course this shouldn't be too much of a concern for us because if a > customer says "I can save money if I only register for one year at > register.com", you can come and say "for the same money, you can get double > the time with us"... > >
