----- Original Message ----- From: "elliot noss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discuss List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 3:15 PM Subject: Re: ICANN caught with pants down -- implements Expired Domain Deletions Policy
> further to this, I recognize that this is a contentious issue. I want to > take the time to write a longer piece on this, but won't be able to in > the next day or two. My gut instinct is that I feel bad about this. Having thought about it for a couple of days I think why i feel uneasy is that it is a psychological shift from the idea of being a domain "owner" to being a temporary "holder" of a domain name. Now I am fully aware that registrants never owned their domain name in the way that they could own a chair or a cat or dog, but there was a certain fixed solidity in the agreements. This is why I dont like WLS either, as it is giving a third part some rights over the domain name at the end of its life. These processes seem to overcomplicate the domain ownership/ending process. The owner can sell the domain beofre expiry to anyone they like. I had a nice holiday in Florida this year for 5 people from the sale of a domain name. I am not against the auction idea per se, I just feel uneasy. Regards Gordon Hudson Hostroute.com Ltd www.hostroute.net ------------------------------------------------
