(resending to the whole list, mistakenly just sent to James.) on 11/8/05 8:13 AM, James M Woods at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi Robert, > >> Assuming the reseller participates in the auction system, can this >> registrant's domain name be auctioned (even though the registrant does >> not give explicit consent to it at the time his domain name expires)? > > Regardless of whether or not the expiring reseller participates in > the auction the domain will be put in auction at the time of expiry. Can resellers choose to not opt-in to this expiry auction, or can resellers choose to opt out of this expiry auction? Either as a general policy or for some specific domains at the users or resellers choosing? tx, Josh > >> Or >> will his domain name not be included in the auction at all because he >> didn't give explicit consent at that time? > > consent is not required > >> I was having an offlist discussion with another reseller who said that >> as he understood it, a domain name won't be auctionable unless the >> registrant gives explicit consent at the expiration time, > > that is not correct. by not renewing the domain the registrant is > forfeiting the ability to consent to anything other than to receive a > portion of the proceeds of the domains sale. > >> but as I >> understood the system, domain names will be eligible for inclusion >> (assuming the reseller participates) even if the registrant is >> unreachable. This point is very vague in the description of the >> service. >> Can you confirm which is correct? > > your understanding is more correct however the reseller does not need > to participate in auctions in oder to allow a name to be auctioned. A > reseller will however benefit from any domain that is sold through > their instance of an auction. > > Hope this clarifies things. > > Cheers, > > James > > > > > > On 7-Nov-05, at 6:53 PM, Robert L Mathews wrote: > >> James M Woods wrote: >> >>> We are still evaluating what will be done with unclaimed proceeds, >>> since this will not take effect until a year from the commencement of >>> auctions we want to evaluate the claim that former registrants >>> will not >>> be part of the equation when a domain is sold at auction. >> >> I'm not sure I understand this sentence, and I'd like to get a >> clear answer. >> >> Let us say that the registrant changes his e-mail address, postal >> address, and telephone number three months after registering a domain >> name, and is therefore unreachable at the time that renewal notices >> are >> sent. >> >> Assuming the reseller participates in the auction system, can this >> registrant's domain name be auctioned (even though the registrant does >> not give explicit consent to it at the time his domain name >> expires)? Or >> will his domain name not be included in the auction at all because he >> didn't give explicit consent at that time? >> >> In the first case, of course, there would be a larger amount of >> undeliverable money than in the second case. >> >> I was having an offlist discussion with another reseller who said that >> as he understood it, a domain name won't be auctionable unless the >> registrant gives explicit consent at the expiration time, but as I >> understood the system, domain names will be eligible for inclusion >> (assuming the reseller participates) even if the registrant is >> unreachable. This point is very vague in the description of the >> service. >> Can you confirm which is correct? >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- >> Robert L Mathews, Tiger Technologies http://www.tigertech.net/ >> _______________________________________________ >> domains-gen mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen > > James M Woods > Product Manager - Domains > Tucows Inc. > www.tucows.com > 416.538.5453 > My Blog: www.warpjam.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > domains-gen mailing list > [email protected] > http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen _______________________________________________ domains-gen mailing list [email protected] http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen
