Re: [registrars] auto deact -vs- auto renew

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

Jim,

A choice makes sense if the registry can do that, as long as we're talking
about that happening at the end the grace period. It needs to be consistent
during the grace period so we resolve the expiration date issue long term
without losing the transparency that displaying that date in the registry
whois provides.

Tim

 -------- Original Message --------
   Subject: Re: [registrars] auto deact -vs- auto renew
   From: Jim Archer <jarcher@registrationtek.com>
   Date: Fri, February 7, 2003 3:23 am
   To: tim@godaddy.com, wessorh@ar.com

   Hi Time and Rick...



   --On Friday, February 07, 2003 3:02 AM -0700 Tim Ruiz
   <tim@godaddy.com>  wrote:

   > Also, I think that Bruce makes a good point. At the end of the grace
   > period the domain name could just as easily be renewed in the
   > absence of any explicit delete, as deleted in the absence of an
   > explicit renew. That

   How about this... Let each registrar choose what it prefers.  Maintain
   the  existing auto-renew for those of us who like that, but let those
   who prefer  auto-delete select that as an option.  This is just
   engineering; I see no  reason this could not be done.

   > correct mistakes. True, it's not without cost, but in most
   > situations in life, and business, mistakes have consequences. I
   > believe the RGP was introduced to help protect registrants, not to
   > aleviate registrar's responsibility to have sound systems and
   > practices.

   I certainly didn't mean to imply that we should not be responsible for
    mistakes.  But if we can choose the consequences, let's take the
   lesser  ones ;-)

   Jim



   >
   >  -------- Original Message --------
   >    Subject: [registrars] auto deact -vs- auto renew
   >    From: Rick Wesson <wessorh@ar.com>
   >    Date: Thu, February 6, 2003 12:22 pm
   >    To: Registrars List <Registrars@dnso.org>
   >
   >
   >    In Shanghai chuck of VGRS made a proposal for changing the auto
   >    renew policy. This topic was of interest to the registrars on the
   >    call last week about the expiration date displayed in VGRS whois.
   >
   >    Chucks proposal is as follows:
   >
   >      o auto renew grace period continues, the name may change, but
   >      the
   >        period remains.
   >
   >      o VGRS deactivates the name if not explicitly renewed or
   >      transfered by
   >        day 10 of the renewal grace period.
   >
   >      o VGRS deletes the names not explicity renewed or transfered by
   >      the end
   >        of the renewal grace period.
   >
   >    Please comment on this proposal and add any recommendations you
   >    may have. VGRS might me able to make the changes in their
   >    June/July software release. If we can get a paper and respective
   >    consensus to VGRS in 30 days it would help the understand if they
   >    can make the suggested changes in their summer release schedule.
   >
   >    best,
   >
   >    -rick