[ga] Re: Temporary Suspension of Batch Delete Process
Call me cynical, but it would seem Verisign already
knows the outcome they desire from this.
They issued an advisory stating limits for the
registrars, which has obviously been seen as a green light to registrars (which
is an entirely logical outcome). By setting uniform limits Verisign
created a level playing field for the registrars and also encouraged
participation in this lucrative area of registration.
Yet now we have Verisign crying to ICANN about the
registrars running at the limits they themselves set. This smells of a
calculated plan by Verisign to emphasize the number registration requests and to
allow them to suspend the deletions and give the impression that they are
looking for a solution. This solution will, no doubt, involve Verisign
generating revenue from the deletions - whether by their being a participant in
the re-registrations or by some other means.
The obvious solution is to penalize registrars who
abuse the network, but this would not actually benefit Verisign financially and
that is, in my opinion, why they dismiss this obvious route so
readily.
The ICANN accreditation demands that domains are
deleted if not renewed. A landrush system would surely amount to
transferring the domains and this would create a whole raft of
problems.
If Verisign were to spread the deletions across a
whole day all that would create is continuous monitoring by the registrars
rather than a small timeframe during which this activity occurs. As it
stands, the window during which the deletions take place does not impact the
normal operation of registrars during their peak hours.
The solution would seem to be to set a maximum
level at which the registrars can operate, maybe by taking a realistic loading
at the registry and dividing by the anticipated number of registrars and
blocking attempts in excess of this level.
Of course, this would not generate any revenues for
Verisign so I doubt this workable solution will be the one
implemented.
One thing is for sure, Verisign has no real
interest in discussing this issue in this forum.
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