Re: [registrars] Registry and New Service Offering

[Larry Erlich <erlich@domainregistry.com>]

Michael D. Palage wrote:
> 
> Hello All:
> 
> Although I have recussed myself from the discussion of the VeriSign WLS
> service offering, I believe that we must ask ourselves the bigger question
> of how do we as part of the registration authority industry (registrars and
> registries) work together to roll-out new service offerings to registrants
> given the symbiotic relationship that exists between registrars and
> registries.
> 
> I believe the work the constituency did in connection with NeuLevel's IP
> Claim service and GNR's e-mail forward service was productive. We collective
> formulated and advanced a position reinforcing the role registrars must play
> in servicing registrants. Based upon this and our collective experience from
> the IDN test-bed I believe that the only solution going forward is to
> develop a set of protocols for how new registry service offerings are
> introduced in a controlled orderly fashion.
> 
> In connection with this effort, I have begun drafting a flow chart that
> would allow all interested parties to provide input into the process while
> protecting the business interests of registration authorities, both
> registrars and registries. I will be circulating a draft shortly. But the
> part of this flow chart that I would like to share with the constituency now
> in connection with the WLS discussion is the following. There are generally
> three objections to any new registry service offering: policy, price and
> technology.

There also appear to be objections
based on who is doing the offering. 

Larry Erlich 

> What the draft committee should consider is how to distill the
> comments into the following areas. Once you have consolidate the individual
> and collective concerns you then allow for a more informed discussion.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Mike

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