Well, there you go...some negatives to one positive. If anymore would care to chime in on this, it will help.
I'm currently swayed by the notion that we leave this OUT of our manage client for added security....we can deal with situations where a Reseller is not around to unlock domains another way. Thanks, Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Allen > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 10:58 AM > To: Derek J. Balling; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Locking and Unlocking Domains > > > That is one of the main purposes of domain locking. To prevent someone > (Hacker) from changing name servers and interrupting your traffic ;) > > > -- > Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.4CheapDomains.Net > (812) 275-8425 - Office > (815) 364-1278 - Fax > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Derek J. Balling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 8:55 AM > Subject: Locking and Unlocking Domains > > > > I put this out to the community for discussion: > > > > The manage.opensrs.net web interface does not seem to allow users any > > ability to actually change their lock/unlock status, presumably > > because not all resellers offer lock, and OpenSRS doesn't want to > > have folks locking domains that are with resellers that don't offer > > locking. > > > > However... the manage interface CERTAINLY SHOULD have the ability to > > UNLOCK a domain if the domain is locked. > > > > Consider the case where "reseller goes belly-up", or "reseller has a > > password-protected web interface and revokes the domain-holder's > > access". In both of those cases, the domain-holder needs to have the > > ability, independent of the reseller in question, to free up their > > domain to move it elsewhere. > > > > Also, I noticed that you can't change the nameservers under a domain > > if it is in the locked state? Was this mentioned somewhere I didn't > > notice? I thought all locking did was prevent "domain slamming", not > > also prevent NS changes. > > > > D > > > > -- > > +---------------------+-----------------------------------------+ > > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | "Thou art the ruins of the noblest man | > > | Derek J. Balling | That ever lived in the tide of times. | > > | | Woe to the hand that shed this costly | > > | | blood" - Julius Caesar Act 3, Scene 1 | > > +---------------------+-----------------------------------------+ > > >
