RE: [registrars] Fw: Registrar Constituency Progress on Policies Concerning Transfers of Sponsorship of Registrations

["Bryan Evans" <bevans@interaccess.com>]

Ken & fellow constituency members,

I'm happy to see Louis Touton asking for input from the
Constituency on this issue.

What is troubling to me about the Verisign letter is not
necessarily Verisign's policy, but the fact that the company
appears to be unilaterally attempting to set registrar transfer
policy and circumventing the registrar constituency entirely.

In fact, isn't the point of the registrar constituency that we
try to reach consensus on these issues so we can submit our
collective position to ICANN?  Of course, ICANN needs to set
the standard, but that standard should be based on a consensus
position of all registrars, not just a single registrar, even if
it is the largest.

In my opinion, we must have the conference call on Monday, and
reach the consensus of the entire constituency, which should
be presented to ICANN as soon as possible.  This is a perfect
example of why we need the registrar constituency, and four
officers ensuring that these issues are addressed and followed
through.

-Bryan


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars@dnso.org [mailto:owner-registrars@dnso.org]On
> Behalf Of Ken Stubbs
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 2:17 PM
> To: Registrars@dnso.org; Registrar@registrar.icann.org
> Subject: [registrars] Fw: Registrar Constituency Progress on Policies
> Concerning Transfers of Sponsorship of Registrations
>
>
> Fellow registrars...
>
> This is the "process issue"  i publicly expressed so much concern about at
> the meeting in stockholm...
>
> As Registrars, we absolutely NEED to be pro-active on this issue
> as opposed
> to having something "mandated" on us.
>
>
> regards
>
> ken stubbs
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Louis Touton" <touton@icann.org>
> To: "Erica Roberts" <erica.roberts@bigpond.com>; "Ken Stubbs"
> <kstubbs@digitel.net>; "Paul M. Kane" <Paul.Kane@Uwhois.net>
> Cc: "Stuart Lynn" <lynn@icann.org>; "Andrew McLaughlin" <ajm@icann.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 2:59 PM
> Subject: Registrar Constituency Progress on Policies Concerning
> Transfers of
> Sponsorship of Registrations
>
>
> > To:  Erica Roberts
> >      Ken Stubbs
> >      Paul Kane
> >
> > On Monday, 16 July, Roger Cochetti, acting on behalf of NSI Registrar
> > (in the process of being renamed as VeriSign Registrar), sent Stuart
> > Lynn a message concerning the issue of transfers of the sponsorship of
> > registrations between registrars.  The message, which is posted at
> > <http://www.icann.org/correspondence/cochetti-to-lynn-16jul01.htm>, sets
> > forth data VeriSign Registrar has gathered indicating that unauthorized
> > transfers are occurring.  As an interim measure, VeriSign Registrar
> > states that is is willing to enter into arrangements with other
> > registrars who mutually promise to follow specified standards for
> > authenticating the customer's desire to transfer.  It concludes by
> > urging ICANN to develop customer safeguards concerning transfers and
> > commits to work with ICANN and the registrar community in that effort.
> >
> > For several weeks the registrar constituency has been discussing the
> > practices that should be followed in registrar transfers.  The
> > discussion indicates that there are competing concerns to be addressed.
> > On one hand, registrars have contractual relations with their customers
> > obligating them to be sure that unauthorized actions respecting
> > domain-name registrations do not occur without proper customer
> > authorization.  On the other hand, a vibrant competitive environment
> > requires that customers be able to accomplish a transfer to another
> > registrar without procedures not necessary to ensure customer
> > authorization.
> >
> > We would very much appreciate hearing from you, as the representatives
> > of the registrar constituency, as to what efforts the registrar
> > constituency has taken toward achieving a consensus solution to these
> > issues and what progress it has achieved.  It would also be very helpful
> > to hear your views on how ICANN should best move forward to address the
> > registrar transfer issues.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Louis Touton
>