Brett Lorenzen wrote:
> Jack Killpatrick wrote:
> >
> > Andreas wrote:
> > > I've read in one of the web trade magazines that the Internic
> is in such
> > > chaos that something like 50% of the domain holders are NOT
> paying their
> > > bills. I figure that most of these name squatters are not
> paying the fees.
> > > The Internic can't figure out how to deal with several
> million people and
> > > they don't dare cancel an account, for getting sued.
> >
> > Big ol giggle. A client asked me recently if I thought the NIC
> would cut off
> > their domain because their payment was late. Heh. As you said,
> imagine the
> > lawsuits! I had an experience with the InterNIC earlier this
> year where I
> > cancelled a domain that I had not paid for. I cancelled it
> within 30 days of
> > signing up for it....but I got bills for a good three months afterward.
> > Cancelled the domain more than once during that period, too. It made me
> > think "If it's been 3 months and they're still sending final
> notices (on a
> > deleted domain, even), then when would they cancel a real domain".
>
> I don't see the lawsuit issue at all. Maybe I'm missing something.
>
> If you don't pay your phone bill, your phone is shut off. If you pay it
> later, you can get it turned back on. If you ignore for six months,
> you'll likely lose the number all together.
Agreed. I'm not sure what instinct led me to think that shutting off domains
for lack of payment would lead to the InterNIC ending up in court. The
examples you gave sure seem like they'd apply to any billable service, the
NIC included. Then again, I know squat about law. ;) Maybe the service the
NIC supplies falls into a different category than the phone company, power
company, etc. ??? Got me.
Jack
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