There's no way that is authoritative, no, since the registry API doesn't provide us with that information, and the whois isn't necessarily accurate
Charles Daminato OpenSRS Product Manager Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lists > Sent: April 19, 2002 2:59 PM > To: Charles Daminato; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Domain creation date lookup? > > > No way for OpenSRS to check the creation date *before* processing > to ensure > it's 60 days - i.e before emailing customer confirm - just refuse it flat > out and pend it with the error ?? > > Jo > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Daminato [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 2:13 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Domain creation date lookup? > > > Unfortunately not; the registry gives a stock answer whether the > domain was > denied, locked, or not 60 days old (good ol' 552 error). They just don't > provide enough granularity to let you know authoritatively what > the cause of > the denial was :( > > Charles Daminato > OpenSRS Product Manager > Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lists [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: April 19, 2002 1:53 PM > > To: Charles Daminato; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Domain creation date lookup? > > > > > > "Rejecting transfers prior to 60 days is a registry policy and > enforced by > > the registry, not OpenSRS" > > > > Yes, I understand that, but I was wondering if OpenSRS could > > verify whether > > the 60 days has passed or not as part of processing? I know it has been > > suggested at one point, but I don't remember if it was possible or done. > > > > Jo Shea > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Charles Daminato [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 1:41 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Domain creation date lookup? > > > > > > Only the registrar of record can get authoritative expiration > > dates (or the > > registry themselves) > > > > Rejecting transfers prior to 60 days is a registry policy and > enforced by > > the registry, not OpenSRS > > > > If the creation date shows Feb/01, it's entirely likely that > the creation > > date hasn't changed. > > > > Charles Daminato > > OpenSRS Product Manager > > Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lists > > > Sent: April 19, 2002 1:14 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Domain creation date lookup? > > > > > > > > > NSI has declined the transfer of 3 domain names in good > > standing, expiring > > > Feb 23/03. The public WHOIS on their site shows a creation date of Feb > > > 2001... but I am wondering if it is possible that they have > > > actually dropped > > > and recreated them effectively giving them new creation dates > > of Feb 23/03 > > > .. in which case, we are still within the 60 day no-transfer. > > > > > > The client did renew them after expiry...after failed transfer > > attempts in > > > Jan & again in Feb well before expiry, so they ended paying them an > > > additional year). Is there any way to check the creation date > > according to > > > the registry rather than registrar? > > > > > > Or will OpenSRS flat out reject the request if not yet 60 days? > > > > > > Jo Shea > > > > > >
