Rick and all, Too bad not all of the "FACTS" are in the FAQ. But of course this is typical and endemic of the ICANN and likely the DNSO a well. And they call this competition? ROFLMAO! Only a fool would consider this competition. Seems like the disinformation mill is in business again. So if you want to get ripped off, register your domains at http://www.register.com Rick H. Wesson wrote: > this is my first atempt at a FAQ for the new Testbed Registrars. > remember, there will be problems with all this, it won't all > work perfictly or as advertised, but it will.... > > ** Whois ** > this is what i understand about how whois now works. > > whois.internic.net is NSI's whois database, it will be uneffected by > registrations of ANY testbed registrar. > > whois.crsnic.net is the whois server that will refer you to the appropiate > registrar's whois server. this whois server only understands questions > about .com .net .org .edu domains and nameservers in the root. > > to find out about a domain first ask whois.crsnic.net > > example% whois -h whois.crsnic.net > Whois Server Version 1.0 > > Domain Name: BRYANKERR.COM > Registrar: REGISTER.COM > Whois Server: whois.register.com > Referral URL: www.register.com > Name Server: DNS7.REGISTER.COM (209.67.50.33 ) > Name Server: DNS8.REGISTER.COM (209.67.50.34 ) > Updated Date: 02-jun-1999 > > The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU domains and > Registrars. > > example% whois -h whois.register.com BRYANKERR.COM > > No match for "BRYANKERR.COM". > > Get your domain name at http://www.register.com > > well, its supposed to work =) > > ** Transfers ** > > There isn't much registrars can do about this because it was negoated by > DOC.... > > To transfer from one registrar to another costs the registrar the same > as a new domain (ie 2 year) the wholesale price of this is $18 paid by > the registrar to the NSIRegistry, further more any time left on your > previous registration or renewal is lost. > > Example: > You registrared a domain in april last year and want to transfer it to > a new registry. > > 1. You loose the 10 months left on your registration with the > previous registrar > 2. Your new registrar has to pay like it was a new SLD > registration. > The ganing registrar is the one you send the transfer request to. in > tern the gaining registrar notifys the registry (NSIRegistry) and the > Registry notifys both the gaining and loosing registrars. The loosing > Registrar has 5 days to approve the transfer. if the 5 days expires the > transfer automaticly expires. It is upon the loosing registrar to ask > the transferee to confirm the transfer. > > this document is available at http://www.ar.com/servey/newreg-faq.html > > -rick Regards, -- Jeffrey A. Williams CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng. Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC. E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Number: 972-447-1894 Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208
