Re: [ga] Registrar domain deletion policies

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

William,

I don't have the authortative refrence on this, maybe dan does. But there
is a policy on deleteing domains, stated in the contracts registrars have
with ICANN.

-rick

On Fri, 21 Dec 2001, William X Walsh wrote:

>
> I'd like to get some feedback here.
>
> A registrar is currently testing a service where rather than outright
> deleting domain names that are expiring without payment, they are
> creating a premium service where, for a monthly fee, you can get
> access to have these names transferred to you, without any interaction
> or approval from the prior registrant, and in a way that totally
> bypasses the normal deletion/drop process.
>
> What would you feedback be on the creation of such a service.  It in
> effect creates a monopoly, where domains registered at a registrar
> must be reregistered with that registrar (though they can, after 60
> days, be transferred to another registrar).
>
> I'm very much opposed to this, on the grounds that I think the
> registrant has rights which are being trampled by this, including an
> assumption that their registrar will follow normally accepted
> processes and not actually solicit someone to purchase their domain
> name in such a direct fashion and outside the normal process.
>
> I'd like your feedback though, and I'll forward it on to them, but I
> also know they are on this list and reading it as well.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> William X Walsh <william@wxsoft.info>
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