This is a question of rights and authority, not one of notification. Loren
------ Original Message ------ Received: 12:27 PM PDT, 09/20/2004 From: "Gordon Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: NSI & Expired domain names -- violation of consensus deletions policy?? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Loren Stocker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "George Kirikos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 4:54 AM > Subject: Re: NSI & Expired domain names -- violation of consensus deletions > policy?? > > > > Unconscionable! > > The domain redemption period makes no difference in practice to customers > losing domain names. > If they are not going to notice it not working within 40 days they are not > going to notice in 70 days. > > What does work, in my experience, is harrassing them by email for 3 weeks > after the expiry date. > > A domain which stops working and is then not renewed is likely to not be in > use or they would notice. > If its not in use then a bit of proffing seems to encourage them to renew. > > On a general renewal note, our renewal rate has gradually dropped throughout > this year to below 50%. > Part of this might be that 2 years ago we charged less for domains so we had > more speculative registrations, or it could be other factors. > > Regards > > Gordon Hudson > Hostroute.com Ltd > www.hostroute.net > > > > > ------------------------------------------------ >
