Well, ICANN's supposed to. And that + $1.50 might get you a cup of coffee! ;o)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Karyn Ulriksen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Karyn Ulriksen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 4:26 PM Subject: RE: Dancing with Register.com > I thought these registrars had to answer to a central authority such as the > NSA. Actually, I hadn't thought about it much at all since they broke up > the NSA/InterNic monopoly and I buried my head in a router or two... > > Where could I find the guidelines that these companies are suppose to follow > relative to domain registration services? ICANN? Who's running these > things? Spamford Wallace? > > K > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 3:51 PM > To: 'Karyn Ulriksen'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Dancing with Register.com > > > In my experience, they among others, simply get to jack us around. > > I make virtually nothing on most of my transfers since there is so much > manual intervention involved. I only hope that these customers don't > transfer out to eNom or GoDaddy to save a few bucks now that I have > managed to wrangle them away from Joker, Register.com and Verisign... > > Remember that if you renew at Register.com and then transfer within 45 > days, you'll lose the renewal period you added to your domain... > > -t > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Karyn Ulriksen > > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 4:18 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Dancing with Register.com > > > > > > Like most Tucows resellers, I'm currently trying to transfer > > my personal domains into the Tucows fold from another > > registrar. In this case Register.com. > > > > The unfolding interaction has been thus: > > > > Submit my Transfer requests thru our reseller interface > > to OpenSRS > > > > Recieve email from OpenSRS regarding my domains being > > transfered. > > > > Acknowledge OpenSRS email. > > > > <wait patiently for register.com ACK email which never arrives> > > > > Receive email from OpenSRS telling me that Register.com > > has rejected the transfer. > > > > Call Register.com regarding reject: > > > > Tech manually pushes ACK letter through system, > > but it doesn't arrive. > > > > Tech test email from her workstation as listed > > in Register.com contact > > info and it arrives Okay. > > > > Tech bypasses system and pushes ACK letter > > manually from workstation. > > > > I, simulataneously, acknowledge transfers from > > Register.com and resubmit > > requests with Tucows > > > > I wait for 24 hours as noted by Register.com > > > > <waiting patiently again> > > > > Receive email from OpenSRS telling me that Register.com > > has rejected the transfer. > > > > > > At this point, I have called Register.com again and we > > conferenced with Tucows. I've released, Register.com knows > > that (again), and Tucows has sent their requests (again) > > which will take 24 hours (again). > > > > Now, I'm an intelligent, technically savy individual (sr > > network engineer, sr systems engineer, and mid-level > > programmer). I even understand the bureaucracy game and the > > waiting involved. But here I have all the ducks in a row, > > all the I's dotted and T's crossed, everything lined up... > > BUT I am definitely aware that even though I have fulfilled > > all the bureaucratic obligations that Register.com may likely > > blow off the transfer again. As it is, during this little > > crack smoking episode, one of the domains has expired and > > Register.com is insisting that it must be paid for before > > they will transfer it now. > > > > I used to refer to the internet as the Wild West, but now I'm > > thinking that it's more and more like Chechnya... > > > > Does anyone know how I can pin down those little bugg... nice > > people and beat the... I mean, get them to do what they are > > bureaucratically required to do? I'd like to know so that > > when they jack around my clients, I know where the throat is > > (or any other body parts that are susceptible to a good firm squeeze). > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Karyn > >
