Welcome back, Chuck!
What I'm still not clear on is really just the business approach; there's no reason I can't come up with this on my own, I just sort of wondered what other people were doing. Specifically, these items... > 3) Now we're getting to the crux of the matter. Come April 24, > I assume that I must have enough money in my Tucows account > to cover the cost of the pre-registrations which are > successful, right? SO... > > a) How does one estimate how much you need to have on account? > > b) Do you collect the fee from your customers up front, and > then refund if they don't get the name, or do you take the > payment info and not collect the funds unless and until the > name is successfully registered? If it's the latter, how > am I notified about successful registrations (i.e., what's > the exact format of the notification -- is it a parseable > email or something else)? > > c) Either way, let's assume that I put way more money on > account at Tucows than I actually needed. Am I stuck? Did > I tie up my capital in "domain name inventory" needlessly? >> Amazing that "documentation" thing we've been doing, eh? It's nice indeed. Too bad I was so dain bramaged that I couldn't figure out where to look. :) Regards, Eric Longman Atl-Connect Internet Services +-------------------------------------------------------+ | Atl-Connect Internet Services http://www.atlcon.net | | 3600 Dallas Hwy Ste 230-288 770 590-0888 | | Marietta, GA 30064-1685 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | +-------------------------------------------------------+ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Daminato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WebWiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 1:49 PM Subject: RE: .US Pre-Registrations You stated you answered "most" - if you can detail which ones aren't answered, I can post something here. Amazing that "documentation" thing we've been doing, eh? Charles Daminato OpenSRS Product Manager Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of WebWiz > Sent: March 28, 2002 12:02 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: .US Pre-Registrations > > > I've answered most of my own questions. The V2.52 upgrade > guide has a good discussion of the pre-registration process > in it. > > It never occurred to me to look at the upgrade guide; > I assumed this information would be posted on the website > with the other .US stuff... > > NOTE TO SCOTT: Perhaps a comment on > > http://www.opensrs.org/dotus_timelines.shtml > > that there's more information for RSPs in the V2.52 Upgrade > Guide would be of value. > > Regards, > Eric Longman > Atl-Connect Internet Services > > +-------------------------------------------------------+ > | Atl-Connect Internet Services http://www.atlcon.net | > | 3600 Dallas Hwy Ste 230-288 770 590-0888 | > | Marietta, GA 30064-1685 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > +-------------------------------------------------------+ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "WebWiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 10:13 AM > Subject: .US Pre-Registrations > > > Can somebody point me to recommended RSP procedures for .us > pre-registrations? > > In particular, I'm struggling with the following questions (and/or > perceptions) about the process, and I can't find answers online: > > > 1) As I understand it, anybody who meets the .us registration > requirements can pre-register a name. Most (all?) registrars > are taking pre-registrations that will be submitted through > the round-robin process on April 24 when the registry begins > to take registrations. Correct? > > 2) Assuming #1 is correct, then there's no guarantee that you'll > get a name that you pre-register, since duplicate requests > may have been taken by Tucows and/or other registrars, and > yours may or may not be the first one submitted. If you are > the first, you get the name. If not, tough luck. Right? > > 3) Now we're getting to the crux of the matter. Come April 24, > I assume that I must have enough money in my Tucows account > to cover the cost of the pre-registrations which are > successful, right? SO... > > a) How does one estimate how much you need to have on account? > > b) Do you collect the fee from your customers up front, and > then refund if they don't get the name, or do you take the > payment info and not collect the funds unless and until the > name is successfully registered? If it's the latter, how > am I notified about successful registrations (i.e., what's > the exact format of the notification -- is it a parseable > email or something else)? > > c) Either way, let's assume that I put way more money on > account at Tucows than I actually needed. Am I stuck? Did > I tie up my capital in "domain name inventory" needlessly? > > I intentionally avoided pre-registrations and landrush for > .biz and .info because nobody seemed to know what was going > on. Hopefully somebody who went through that (and paid more > attention to the goings-on than I did) can help me with the > basic process as far as money is concerned. > > Regards, > Eric Longman > Atl-Connect Internet Services > > +-------------------------------------------------------+ > | Atl-Connect Internet Services http://www.atlcon.net | > | 3600 Dallas Hwy Ste 230-288 770 590-0888 | > | Marietta, GA 30064-1685 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > +-------------------------------------------------------+ > > > >
