> I take it from the monotonous regularity that Verisign takes the registry > system down, that there isn't any uptime guarantees in their agreement with > ICANN?
Their contract allows them to perform up to 4 hours of maintenance every so often (forget the actual timeframe). What they are doing during those 4 hours is beyond me. > It seems like they take it down whenever they're working on changes to > their REGISTRAR system, to prevent their competitors from offering > registration services when Verisign Registrar is off the air. Makes one wonder...
