RE: [registrars] Domain Expiration Date in Registry Managed Whois

["Tim Ruiz" <tim@godaddy.com>]

Rick,

I agree with Bruce's revisions. However, I would still encourage not
including the option to remove the expiration date, which I feel would be a
step backwards.

The other registries also display the expiration date. So this issue is
going to come into play again later. The solution should be something that
is implementable by all registries short and/or long term, without
backsliding on transparency.

Tim

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: [registrars] Domain Expiration Date in Registry Managed Whois
From: "Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au>
Date: Mon, February 3, 2003 6:25 pm
To: "Rick Wesson" <wessorh@ar.com>, "Registrars List" <Registrars@dnso.org>

Hello Rick,

Thank you for getting an initial draft together, and hosting the
teleconference.

I have attached a word document that shows a mark up of my suggested
changes.

I have distinguished between the expiry date of a registry record (ie
indicates when it will remain in the registry or the zonefile in the
ABSENCE of any registrar actions), from the expiry date of the
registration agreement between the registrar and the registrant (ie
indicates whether the registrant has a current agreement for the
particular domain name with the registrar - if the agreement has
expired the registrar may delete the registry record regardless of the
expiry date of the registry record).

As I have stated before, a better long term solution to align the two
expiry dates, is to move from an auto-renew after expiry to an
explicit renew after expiry. The grace period would move from a
period for when a deletion results in a refund, to a period where the
name remains in service unless the name is explicitly deleted but an
explicit renew results in payment and a new expiry date. You could
then decide what happens at the END of the grace period (either an
automate delete, or an automated renew where there is no refund).

The downside for the registry is that some registrars may receive
payment from the registrant, but delay sending an explicit renew.
Allowing the registry to display the current expiry date will help
alleviate that practice (ie the expiry dates could still differ, but
the registrant would quite rightly want to know why the registrar has
not renewed the name at the registry).

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin

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