RE: [registrars] Registrars Collecting on Multi-Year Registrations

["Donny Simonton" <donny@intercosmos.com>]

Has the customer paid for 365 of service if they purchase a domain for
one year?  Or have they only paid for only the time they have used until
they tell their registrar that they don't plan on renewing the domain?

In my opinion 365 days.

Donny

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Hall [mailto:rob@momentous.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 4:43 PM
> To: Donny Simonton; registrars@dnso.org
> Subject: RE: [registrars] Registrars Collecting on Multi-Year
> Registrations
> 
> Donny,
> 
> I am not sure how one is even remotely related to the other.
> 
> Deleting a domain before expiry has nothing to do with renewing it
> incrementally.
> 
> Rob.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars@dnso.org [mailto:owner-registrars@dnso.org]On
> Behalf Of Donny Simonton
> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 3:06 PM
> To: registrars@dnso.org
> Subject: RE: [registrars] Registrars Collecting on Multi-Year
> Registrations
> 
> 
> It's about as valid as the business model when a customer tells you 90
> days before a domain expires that they will not be renewing a domain
and
> some registrars delete the domain then.
> 
> You don't want to renew this domain, that's we have now deleted it.
> Even though they have paid for a full year.
> 
> Donny
> directNIC.com
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-registrars@dnso.org [mailto:owner-registrars@dnso.org]
On
> > Behalf Of Rob Hall
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 1:26 PM
> > To: registrars@dnso.org
> > Subject: RE: [registrars] Registrars Collecting on Multi-Year
> > Registrations
> >
> > This is a valid business model for many reasons.
> >
> > It is not against our Registry contract, and should not be until the
> > registry model changes.
> >
> > Rob.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-registrars@dnso.org [mailto:owner-registrars@dnso.org]On
> > Behalf Of Mike Lampson
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 1:17 PM
> > To: registrars@dnso.org
> > Subject: [registrars] Registrars Collecting on Multi-Year
> Registrations
> >
> >
> > All,
> >
> > This is a terrible business practice as documented by VeriSign.
> > Prohibition
> > against such practices needs to be in our Code of Conduct.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Mike Lampson
> > The Registry at Info Avenue, LLC
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "VeriSign Global Registry Services"
> > To: VeriSign Registrars
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 12:42 PM
> > Subject: Registry Advisory: Multi-Year Registrations
> >
> >
> > To All Registrars:
> >
> > As you know, running effective renewal campaigns depends upon
keeping
> > accurate customer data, including contact information for reaching
> them by
> > e-mail, direct mail, or phone. Equally important is ensuring
> expiration
> > dates between VeriSign Registry and registrar are consistent.
> >
> > The sale of a multi-year registration that is registered with
VeriSign
> > Registry for only one year will create a discrepancy in the
expiration
> > date,
> > meaning you have to manage separate expiration dates for
> registrations,
> > adding cycles to your renewal efforts and increasing the chance that
a
> > registration may be inadvertently deleted.  Additionally,
registrants
> who
> > have paid for a multi-year registration but later become aware that
> they
> > only received a one-year registration may question the registrar's
> right
> > to
> > engage in such a transaction. Indeed, processing multi-year
> registrations
> > as
> > one-year registrations will create a liability on the part of the
> > registrar
> > should the registrant choose to transfer its registration to another
> > registrar.  The transfer process causes the discrepancy to surface
> because
> > the full registration term purchased by the registrant will not
carry
> > forward to the new registrar. All registrars are required to process
> all
> > domain name registrations and renewals through VeriSign Registry
with
> the
> > same term length as was agreed to by the registrant.
> >
> > All registrars should periodically crosscheck their data with
VeriSign
> > Registry data available in the weekly Domain Name reports.  Our
> Customer
> > Service Representatives are always available to assist you with any
> > questions you have on discrepancies between your registration data
and
> > expiration dates with VeriSign Registry. If you have any questions
> > regarding
> > this Registry Advisory, please contact Customer Service
> >
> > Chris Sheridan
> > Manager, Customer Service
> > VeriSign Global Registry Services
> > www.verisign-grs.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
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