I'll have to find out more details, but it's possible that names (even in the TBR process) are still up for the registrant until the name is actually completely released. I'll have to familiarize myself with the process(es) involved (come Monday)
Charles Daminato TUCOWS Product Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Graeme wrote: > Look folks...there is something wrong with this TBR business as I have > now lost four quality domains. I have been told by my registrar and CIRA > that the person who previously owned the domain just re-register it. > Frankly, that is bullshit as it has happened 4 times to me. Do a > statistical analyse on that scenario. We need some help big time as > something is rotten in *Denmark*. > > Graeme > > Charles Daminato wrote: > > > Hrm... well, I'll have to look into that. I would say "yes", but you may > > only have a particular window in which to try them. That is, the name you > > want may have been released today, but it might already have been taken in > > the window that was allowed. > > > > I'll have to sort all these details out, now being the *cough* "resident > > .ca expert" (and not currently knowing the answers) > > > > Charles Daminato > > TUCOWS Product Manager > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Scott Goodman wrote: > > > > > > > > It looks like http://www.cira.ca/en/tbr.html is old. There is a current > > > file linked from CIRA's homepage, and the domain I attempted is on this > > > list. > > > > > > Are TBR registrations still supported? > > > > > > -scott > > > > > > Charles Daminato wrote: > > > > > > >You may not be attempting a true TBR name. The "official" website is now: > > > > > > > >http://resellers.tucows.com/opensrs/catbr > > > > > > > >Check CIRA's list first: > > > > > > > >http://www.cira.ca/en/tbr.html > > > > > > > >Charles Daminato > > > >TUCOWS Product Manager > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Scott Goodman wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>Graeme wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>Would somebody be so kind as to help me understand how to register a .ca > > > >>>domain that is To Be Released/Registered. CIRA was no help and I was > > > >>>unsuccessful getting a helping hand from my registrar. > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>I spoke with someone at OpenSRS support about this, as I have a customer > > > >>wanting to do this as well. I was given > > > >>http://www.opensrs.org/catbr.shtml as a reference, but this procedure > > > >>doesn't seem to work. I tried, but just received a "Domain taken" message. > > > >> > > > >>Any help at all would be appreciated! > > > >> > > > >>Scott > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
