Bulk Changes functionality and .DE IDN functionality will be available via the RWI and the API.
The live release is scheduled for August 25, 2004. Thanks, Greg Frank Associate Product Manager, TLD's Tucows Inc. 416 535 0123 x1282 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Swerve Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 11:02 AM To: OpensrsDiscuss Subject: Re: OpenSRS Live Reseller Update [OpenSRS] - 18/08/2004 on 8/18/04 4:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds good. Will the functions outlined in 1. be available in the gui/quickstart? thanks, J/sW > Greetings, > > Please read the following important announcements concerning Tucows > OpenSRS. > > 1. Bulk Changes Functionality Promoted to HORIZON > 2. IDN .de Enhancements Promoted to HORIZON > 3. New Wire Transfer Instructions > > 1. Bulk Changes Functionality Promoted to HORIZON > -------------------- > > Effective today, new bulk changes features for domain names are > available in the HORIZON environment. This functionality will be > promoted to the LIVE environment on 25 August 2004. > > Bulk changes allow Resellers to make a wide range of modifications to > multiple domains at once. Available modifications include: > > ** Bulk contact changes: Revisions can me made to the contact > information of multiple domains at once. > > ** Bulk nameserver changes: Resellers can make changes to the > nameserver information of a list of domains. Name servers can be > added, removed and assigned. > > ** Bulk locking/unlocking: A list of domains can be locked or unlocked > in one request. > > ** Bulk renewals via the API: Resellers can now use the API to renew > a list of domains. > > For complete details, please see the release notes located at: > https://rrc.tucows.com/releasenotes/bulkchanges > > A standalone guide detailing this new functionality is also available. > You can find this guide at: > https://rrc.tucows.com/wholesale_services/domain_names/BulkChangesGuide.pdf > > > 2. IDN .de Enhancements Promoted to HORIZON > -------------------- > > Effective today, OpenSRS enhancements to support Internationalized > Domain Names (IDNs) for .de domains has been promoted to HORIZON. > IDNs are domain names represented by local language characters. Using > this new functionality, Resellers can register 92 western characters, > including the Umlaut. > > Support for .de IDNs will be promoted to the LIVE environment on > 25 August 2004. > > .de IDNs will be made available via the punycode protocol, the same as > currently in use for .com and .net IDNs. Punycode is the standard to > which all TLDs (both cc and g) are moving. > > In order to register an IDN, use it to login to the MWI, or view its > WHOIS information, the native punycode encoding schema of the domain > name is required. Encoded addresses can be obtained by using the IDN > Conversion Tool, located at: > > http://precow.tucows.com/cgi-bin/IDN/index.cgi > > Tucows will be providing a new client code release that will allow > Resellers to update their current implementations to support these > requirements. The update will be available 25 August 2004. > > For complete details, please see the release notes located at: > https://rrc.tucows.com/releasenotes/de/index_html > > 3. New Wire Transfer Instructions > -------------------- > > Effective immediately, Tucows' new wire transfer details are as > follows: > > Beneficiary Bank: > HSBC Bank Canada, > 70 York Street > Toronto > > SWIFT: HKBCCATT > Beneficiary Name: Tucows.com Co > Beneficiary A/C No: 002-348624-070 > > More information on remitting a deposit via wire transfer can be > found in the Payments section of the RRC, located at: > > http://rrc.tucows.com/support/payments > > Thank you for your continued support of Tucows. > > Sincerely, > > Greg Frank > Associate Product Manager, TLDs
