TBR? Does the general public have access to this pool of names during that time??
tx, Swerve > From: Tom Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 11:26:14 -0800 (PST) > To: Nicolas Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: OpenSRS Live Reseller Update [.ca] - 06/03/2003 > > On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Nicolas Ross wrote: > >>>> So, on march 20, thoses names will be released. At what time exaclty ? >> So >>>> that I don't waste a minute ? >>> >>> they will be released through the normal TBR process. So 12 noon EST if >>> you can use batch.opensrs.net to do TBR registrations, or 6pm otherwise... >>> it'll be an interesting TBR day :-) >> >> I am not hyper-familiar with the release of domaine names. What is TBR >> Process ? > > TBR is the way .ca names are returned/released to the pool of available > names. at noon on the TBR day, the domains become available to be > registered, and registrars are allowed to submit a slightly modified > request for them at a maximum rate of one request every 5 seconds. (The > modification is basically a special command, and you _must_ use an > existing registrant which has already accepted the agreement.) > > I have never actually done it, but I believe you can do TBR registrations > through batch.opensrs.net. (we have two CIRA registrars. Baremetal.com and > myreg.ca.) > > The TBR period lasts for 6 hours. Domains which have not been registered > during that period become available for "normal" registrations at 6pm > eastern time. > > -Tom > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | The thing always happens that you really believe in; > http://BareMetal.com/ | and the belief in a thing makes it happen. > web hosting since '95 | - Frank Lloyd Wright >
