[registrars] Latest Verisign Survey

[Jim Archer <jarcher@registrationtek.com>]

Hi All...

I just received the latest customer survey from Verisign, asking how 
quickly we want to move to an EPP registry.

I would urge everyone not to be in too big a hurry to do this.  We all know 
our whois data is being mined and we further know that Verisign Registrar 
has been hit with an injunction to stop their deceptive transfer notice 
marketing, as a result of Bulk Registrar's legal action.  And, we know that 
GoDaddy filed a suit claiming that Verisign was still sending these 
notices, just not to Bulk Registrars customers.  Verisign has not denied 
this.

We also know that Verisign insists it has no monopoly, so it is not subject 
to regulation.  That would mean that the "Chinese Wall" they maintain is 
not mandated by law and any violation of that policy would be at the very 
worst a contract violation and perhaps a violation of nothing at all.

Given all that, I have to question the wisdom of handing them my customer 
data.  If they drop RRP, we're going to have to give all our contact data 
to them.  Given the track record on the use of such data it would seem the 
chances of abuse of that data are high.

I urge you all to oppose this change.

Jim

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Jim Archer, CEO
Registration Technologies, Inc.
10 Crestview Drive
Greenville, RI 02828
voice: 401-949-4768
fax: 401-949-5814
jarcher@RegistrationTek.com
http://www.RegistrationTek.com