[nc-transfer] RE: sample problem for Transfers Task Force consideration/call agenda items
Here's the document that was provided to registrars on Saturday. Chuck > -----Original Message----- > From: Cade,Marilyn S - LGA [mailto:mcade@att.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 7:44 AM > To: Transfer TF (E-mail) > Cc: Chuck Gomes (E-mail); Denise Michel (E-mail) > Subject: FW: sample problem for Transfers Task Force > consideration/call > agenda items > > > > > Reminder of TF call tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST. > > To Task Force: Please consider the insert below one of the > illustrations which Denise mentioned on last week's call as a > useful "trial run" to see if our policy recommendations will > address the range of issues and problems that exist in the > "real world". > > The early portion of the call will deal with these items, > and final discussions related to the recommended processes. > Then, on tomorrow's call, at 3:30 p.m., Chuck Gomes has > agreed to present an interim recommendation from the Verisign > for dealing with transfers. I have asked him to provide any > documentation which might describe the process before the call. > > Best regards, > > Item below posted with permission of sender. > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Denise Michel [mailto:denisemichel@sbcglobal.net] > >Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 1:49 PM > >To: Cade,Marilyn S - LGA > >Subject: sample problem for Transfers Task Force consideration > > >The following is provided in response to the Transfers > Task Force's request for examples of transfer problems > experienced by domain > name holders. > > > >The registrar for one of my domain names did not update > their files when I > >notified them of my address and email change. I subsequently did not > >receive an expiration/renewal notice. About two weeks > before the renewal > >deadline, I contacted the registrar to transfer my domain name to a > >different registrar. I was told that I had to renew my > domain name with my > >existing registrar for a minimum of two years (which could > be done over the > >phone or online) or risk losing my domain name entirely. > The registrar > >explained that transfers and one-year renewals "were not > automated" (unlike > >2-9 year renewals), and since my domain name was set to expire in > >two weeks, > >my domain name may be released and registered by someone > else before the > >registrar had a chance to process my request. I was faced > with renewing my > >domain name for two years at the highest price of any > registrar I could > >find, or risk losing it. Also, the registrar stated that > "We do not refund > >domain name registration or renewal fees, and the registration > >period cannot > >be shortened or cancelled. However, when the registration > period is over, > >you can choose not to renew." Their website, however, does not > >indicate the > >time period in which a transfer request must be submitted, > or even how to > >transfer a domain name to another registrar. > > > > > >Denise Michel > >denisemichel@sbcglobal.net > > > Registrar Transfer Policy - VGRS Interim Proposal - v.2.doc |