Sigh,
I went to the full filling on edgar and looked again..... there NSI
informs us that
" A failure in the operation of our registration system or other
events could result in deletion of one or more domain names from the Internet
for a period of time.
" A failure in the operation or
update of the master database that we maintain could result in deletion of one
or more top level domains from the Internet and the discontinuation of second
level domain names in those top level domains for a period of time. "
lawyers being lawyers and NSI can afford the VERY best, I am sure
that when the shared registry system really blows, nsi could likely
get adeqate defence out of these statements. However having defended
NSI on many past occasions, I am incensed when they pull the stunt
that they have with a shared registry system that is performing
miserably and then refuse to allow a member of their own advisory
board to publish his conclusions....
from page 9 of the edgar s3 filing
SYSTEM FAILURE OR INTERRUPTION, SECURITY BREACHES OR OUR FAILURE TO MEET
INCREASING DEMANDS ON OUR SYSTEMS COULD HARM OUR BUSINESS
Any significant problem, including any security breach, with our systems or
operations could result in lost revenue, customer dissatisfaction or lawsuits
against us. A failure in the operation of our registration system or other
events could result in deletion of one or more domain names from the Internet
for a period of time. A failure in the operation of our shared registration
system could result in the inability of one or more other registrars
to register
and maintain domain names for a period of time. A failure in the operation or
update of the master database that we maintain could result in deletion of one
or more top level domains from the Internet and the discontinuation of second
level domain names in those top level domains for a period of time. The
inability of our registrar systems, including our back office billing and
collections infrastructure, and telecommunications systems to meet the demands
of the increasing number of domain name registration requests and corresponding
customer e-mails and telephone calls, including speculative, otherwise abusive
and repetitive e-mail domain name registration and modification requests, could
result in substantial degradation in our customer support service and our
ability to process, bill and collect registration requests in a timely manner.
We recently completed a physical separation of our registrar and registry
computer systems and have run the operations of our new systems separately for
only a limited time. Any data integrity, non-compatability or other issues that
may arise from this separation could materially harm our business.
Our operations depend on our ability to maintain our computer and
telecommunications equipment in effective working order and to reasonably
protect our systems against interruption and potentially on such
maintenance and
protection by other registrars in the shared registration system. The root zone
servers and top level domain zone servers that we operate are critical hardware
to our operations. Interruptions could result from:
- fire, natural disaster, sabotage, power loss,
telecommunications failure,
human error or similar events,
- computer viruses, hackers or similar disruptive problems caused by
employees, customers or other Internet users, and
- systems strain caused by the growth of our customer base and our
inability to sufficiently maintain or upgrade our systems.
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