[ga] Netsol To Auction Unpaid Domains (fwd)

[Rick H Wesson <wessorh@ar.com>]

FYI, saw this on domain-policy


-----Original Message-----
From: Business Account [mailto:BusinessA@netsol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 3:21 PM
Subject: Please Read: Important Announcement from NSI to Business
Account Members


> Dear Premier/Business Account Program Members:
>
> Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI) is implementing a new practice that could
> eliminate, or at least reduce, the number of unpaid registrations that
> occur when your customers fail to pay for our domain name registration
> services.  As you are aware, pursuant to the terms of your
> Premier/Business Account Agreement with us, your customers must remit
> payments for our services in a timely manner for your account to remain in
> good standing.  Effective immediately, we are providing your domain name
> registration customers with an opportunity to satisfy their payment
> obligation to us by placing their delinquent registration in our new
> auction site.  If such actions result in a transfer to a new registrant
> through the auction site, the proceeds we receive from the transfer (up to
> the full amount of the registration fee) will be retained by us to satisfy
> your customer's registration fee.
>
> We believe this to be a sound and reasonable course of action for
> customers who register domain names, but refuse to pay for services
> rendered.  We also believe that these actions will alleviate the payment
> burden from our partners.  Generally, we have learned that if we have not
> been paid, it is likely that our partners have not either.
>
> So that you clearly understand the process leading up to this action we
> offer the following information:
>
> * We have sent the registrant three prior billing notices:
>   1. Original invoice
>   2. Late notice
>   3. Notice of deactivation
>
>   The customer has still not paid for our domain name
> registration services.
>
> * On Thursday, June 22, the administrative contact for such
> registrants will receive an e-mail from NSI requesting payment for such
> domain name(s).  This means that if a registrant has registered multiple
> domain names and has not paid for them, he/she will receive a separate
> e-mail for each unpaid name.
>
> * The administrative contact will be given three options.
>  1. Pay the registration fee electronically by June 28, 2000.
>  2. Instruct NSI to delete the name by June 28, 2000.
>  3. If the domain name is not paid for or is deleted by June 28,
> 2000, it will be entered on the NSI auction site.  Any proceeds from the
> sale of the name (up to the full amount of the registration fee) will be
> retained by NSI and the domain name will be transferred to the successful
> bidder.
>
> There will be no exceptions or exemptions from this e-mail as it is
> extremely important that these registrants be given one final chance to
> pay.
>
> We thank you for your cooperation.  Please direct any questions to your
> Partner Relations or Business Support team.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Thomas E. van Gorder
> Vice President, Sales and Business Development

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