Re: [registrars] ICANN "Safety Net"

["Ken Stubbs" <kstubbs@digitel.net>]

i would agree with elana's assessment here

ken stubbs
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elana Broitman" <ebroitman@register.com>
To: "'Tom D'Alleva'" <tdalleva@bulkregister.com>; <registrars@dnso.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 2:18 PM
Subject: RE: [registrars] ICANN "Safety Net"


> I don't believe that they will pass it in Ghana.  I  believe that they
> recognize that there are details to be worked out, and that they'll seek
> input on these issues.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom D'Alleva [mailto:tdalleva@bulkregister.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 1:46 PM
> To: registrars@dnso.org
> Subject: [registrars] ICANN "Safety Net"
>
>
>
> There has been vitually no discussion here on the ICANN "safety net"
> proposal. Will they pass this proposal in Ganna when no one is looking?
>
> In spirit it's an idea with good intentions.
>
> However, as it stands now, there are still a few issues:
> 1. The general tone is that registrars and registrants are to blame for
> inadvertantly deleting names implying that the registries need to do
> something to help us out.
> 2. it allows registries to charge an extra fee for this service but
doesn't
> consider that a registry is capable of being the cause of the problem.
> (There is no mention of registrars charging for this service.)
> 3. Does it matter how much they charge?
> 4. It extends the wait period for deleted names to 75 days (45 + 30).
This
> just enlarges the pool of names in the hotly contested secondary name
> market.  We still don't have a solution for the current "deleted name"
> issues.
> 5. it potentially allows non-paying registrants a way to switch registrars
> to keep their names. This is like renting a car with Hertz, not paying
them,
> and then being allowed to continue your rental of the same car with Avis.
> Disputes between registrars and their registrant customers may be better
> served by a different type of safety net or more stringent controls on
when
> a name is permitted to be transfered.
>
>