Hi Josh, What kind of scenario do you envision needing to opt a domain name out of a possible auction?
Thanks, James On 11-Nov-05, at 6:36 AM, Swerve wrote: > Haven't heard an answer back, so i'm sending again. > > > 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 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
