> Saying that, there *may* be something, but a better avenue
> would be simply handling the customer's expectation on what
> can and can not be done with domain names. You can NOT pay 8
> months and get 8 months extended on the domain. Period :)
If we say they can and our system supports it, then they can. So there.
I like Erol's idea. Especially because it makes you want to scream ;)
-rwr
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Charles Daminato
> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 2:15 PM
> To: Mike Allen; Sergei Kolodka; discuss-list
> Subject: RE: Re[2]: Moving renewal dates...
>
>
> There is no way to automate this function since it's not a
> function of the registry.
>
> Rather, anything we put into place would be a hack, and being
> a hack would be ugly, and being ugly would cause more
> problems (and confusion) than it would solve.
>
> Saying that, there *may* be something, but a better avenue
> would be simply handling the customer's expectation on what
> can and can not be done with domain names. You can NOT pay 8
> months and get 8 months extended on the domain. Period :)
>
> Charles Daminato
> OpenSRS Product Manager
> Tucows Inc. - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Allen
> > Sent: August 20, 2002 2:09 PM
> > To: Sergei Kolodka; discuss-list
> > Subject: Re: Re[2]: Moving renewal dates...
> >
> >
> > I think they (OpenSRS) would rather have a automated way
> for us to do
> > this so they don't have to waste time with manual labor ;o)
> Plus the
> > high costs to have this done because of the manual intervention.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://www.4CheapDomains.Net
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sergei Kolodka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 11:36 AM
> > Subject: Re[2]: Moving renewal dates...
> >
> >
> > > Hello Mike,
> > >
> > > Hmm... What if customer "would love to have" their own
> TLD in ICANN
> > > root ? How far you can go to make him happy in this case ?
> > >
> > > Back to topic: you can ask Tucows to delete all 400+ domains and
> > > re-register them immediately :)
> > >
> > > --
> > > Sergei
> > >
> > >
> > > MA> Does that still change all the dates in his profile to one
> > date? If
> > it
> > > MA> does I need to start drinking again because I don't
> see how ....
> > > MA> ;o)
> > People
> > > MA> keep veering off the subject, we have clients that would
> > love to have
> > ONE
> > > MA> DATE on the WHO-IS and with us the customer is our #1 concern
> > > MA> and we
> > need to
> > > MA> try our hardest to make them happy...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > MA> --
> > > MA> Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > MA> http://www.4CheapDomains.Net
> > > MA> Need Advertising? Try DeerSearch.Com http://www.DeerSearch.com
> > >
> > >
> > > MA> ----- Original Message -----
> > > MA> From: "Jim McAtee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > MA> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > MA> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 9:29 AM
> > > MA> Subject: Re: Moving renewal dates...
> > >
> > >
> > > >> If you're his reseller, set the domain to auto-renew. Then
> > all he has
> > to
> > > >> WORRY about it is paying the invoice.
> > > >>
> > > >> Jim
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > > >> From: "John T. Jarrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >> To: "discuss-list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > >> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 7:47 AM
> > > >> Subject: RE: Moving renewal dates...
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> >
> > > >> > My vote is that I'd like to see this implemented.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > If only for a client or two, they'd probably pay at a higher
> > > >> > rate to ease the renewal process.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > More importantly, they wouldn't have to WORRY about losing a
> > > >> > domain name that they missed the renewal e-mail on.
> I mean, I
> > > >> > know they get several but this one guy gets a few hundred
> > > >> > e-mails a day and isn't really a computer guy to
> start with so
> > > >> > does worry.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > My $0.02
> > > >> >
> > > >> > John
> > > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best regards,
> > > Sergei mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> >
> >
>
