which grace period is 30 days? After a domain expires, doesn't opensrs have a 40 day grace period?
or is the grace period you are referring to, after that 40 days, when one can pay a big premium to get the domain back before deletion? tx, Swerve >> That, to me, seems like a perfectly acceptable system. If the user wants >> the domain, renew it. If they don't, then I don't see any harm in >> auctioning it off in some kind of profit sharing scheme. (As long as >> Tucows respects the full 30 day grace period). If they have a specific >> reason for not auctioning it off and not renewing it, then opt-out. >> >> Regards >> >> James Ussher-Smith >> Director, Process IT Ltd >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert L Mathews >> Sent: 25 September 2004 05:49 >> To: Untitled >> Subject: Re: ICANN caught with pants down -- implements Expired Domain >> Deletions Policy >> >> At 9/24/04 7:17 PM, James M Woods wrote: >> >> >>> I never did really answer that question did I? Sorry about that. If the >>> question was "are we going to have an explicit op in clause in the reg >>> agreement" then the answer is yes. >> >> >> Perhaps I'm being dense, but I don't get it. How can you have an "opt in >> >> clause" in a registration agreement? >> >> "Opt in" isn't a "clause"; it's an action. It would mean that the >> registrant intentionally takes some extra action to participate, instead >> >> of having his name deleted at the registry when it expires, as required >> under the EDDP. >> >> For example, the registrant could opt in by going to a Web site and >> clicking "sell my domain name to anyone who is willing to pay for it", >> or >> by replying affirmatively to an e-mail message, or something like that. >> If he doesn't do anything extra, the domain would not be included in the >> >> scheme, because he hasn't "opted in". >> >> Is that what you mean? >> >> >> >>> But we have an Opt out mechanism in our >>> process which as so wonderfully put by George is offensive in NSI's >> >> ;-) >> >> Again, forgive my denseness, but I don't get it. If it's opt in, you >> don't need an opt out mechanism, because anyone who doesn't opt in is >> already out. >> >> "Opt in" and "opt out" are mutually exclusive (except to spammers, of >> course, who use the phrase "you opted in" to mean "you haven't opted >> out" >> -- I hope Tucows doesn't think it means that). >> >> If you could clarify that it will, in fact, be opt in (requiring >> explicit >> action to be included) and not opt out (requiring explicit action to be >> excluded), I would appreciate it. Thanks! >>
