[registrars] Re: [registrar] Phone numbers on Web sites

[edyson@edventure.com (Esther Dyson)]

It ceratinly sounds ridiculous to me...

Esther

At 04:15 PM 23/06/99 +0100, Ivan Pope wrote:
>I just saw this on the Register.com Web site:
>
>'Please note: register.com's phone number is not published on the web site
>because we are required to document each correspondence in a written format,
>per ICANN guidelines.'
>
>Hello? Can Register.com or ICANN or anyone else explain how this
>interpretation comes about? I cannot for a moment believe that we are going
>to have a situation where all 'ICANN accredited' Registrars cannot publish
>their phone numbers on the Web site. We do a huge part of our business by
>phone.
>
>Thanks,
>Ivan
>
>Ivan Pope
>NetNames
>Managing Your Internet Identity
>
>http://www.netnames.com
>180-182 Tottenham Court Road
>London, W1P 9LE
>+44 171 291 3900 
>+44 171 291 3939 (Fax)
>Ivan Pope
>NetNames
>Managing Your Internet Identity
>
>http://www.netnames.com
>180-182 Tottenham Court Road
>London, W1P 9LE
>+44 171 291 3900 
>+44 171 291 3939 (Fax)
>
>
>


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