I have to admit that doing this without an explicit opt-in sounds like a plan Al Gore would come up with (or at least take credit for). Most people do not like to be told 'I know what is best for you'.
Austin -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Gordon Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 1:29 PM To: OpensrsDiscuss Subject: Re: ICANN caught with pants down -- implements Expired Domain Deletions Policy On Sep 28, 2004, at 1:31 PM, Russ Goodwin wrote: > The registrant would have had ~60+ days to get their name back after > it expired and stopped working under the current system, and assuming > they were contacted for 60 days prior to expiration, this is probably > enough time to cover the vast majority of situations. > > I would consider it an insult to come home or back to work, find out > my domain isn't working, try to renew but get told it's gone to > auction, then receive a piddly little check for my share of the > revenue. > > I know many of us (especially others in the drop game) take a dim view > of those who can't be bothered to renew prior to expiration, but when > you're the aloof registrant who just expects things to work (or the > reseller to the aloof registrant) things look different. > > Of course, at this time, when it is possible to register a name for a period of up to 10 years, can we really be that sympathetic to people that let registrations lapse?
