Re: [atlarge-discuss] Issues

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Richard and all stakeholders or other interested parties,

Richard Henderson wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bruce Young <Bruce@barelyadequate.info>
> To: At-Large Discussion List <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 5:10 AM
> Subject: RE: [atlarge-discuss] Issues
>
> > Alexander Svensson wrote:
> >
> > >We *should* have an opinion on the Redemption Grace Period and those
> > >who don't even know what that is should get up to speed (again, I'm
> > >not referring to Joop -- I'm sure he knows).
> >
> > I fully support the Redemption Grace Period concept.  It's one of the few
> > recent decisions to come out of ICANN recently that I *do* support!  :)
> But
> > I don't feel it goes far enough.  I think a registrar should be required
> to
> > notify via e-mail the domain holder of record say 30 days before its due
> to
> > expire.
>
> Yes - and I would go further still Bruce...
>
> I don't think it's acceptable that when a name expires, Verisign should just
> snap it up, or SnapNames should just snap it up, or a few registrars running
> scripts should just snap it up. The names being returned to the public
> should be clearly available to the whole public.

  Exactly right here Richard!  This has been our [INEGroup's] position
for more than a year now.  The registrar contracts provide for this,
and they should be enforced.  ICANN has the duty as first line
oversight to ensure this is done.

  The problem arose however in deletes not getting accomplished
for expired or abandon domain names.  Hence the proposal from
Verisign of WLS.  Other registrars had other solutions, such
as Snap Names, ect.

>
>
> Therefore, once a name has expired (eg after the 30 days) it should enter a
> list of such expired names so that the whole Internet public can see that it
> is available again. Then, once every 8 weeks or so, people should be allowed
> to apply for these names, with everyone having a similar chance of getting
> them.

  Ok but what is supposed to happen is that the Domain Name is just
deleted and therefore is available for registration again by any other
potential registrant.  This accomplishes the same thing that you are
suggesting, just in different way.

>
>
> In other words, openness, no bias in favour of insiders or big business: the
> DNS being distributed, instead, in the interests of the millions of ordinary
> users who do not run scripts etc but have as much right to these released
> names as anyone else.

  Exactly right!

>
>
> That's my view on the Redemption Grace period. It just doesn't go far
> enough.  We agree with you on this point.  Notification is many times either
> not

done, or is too short of time before the DN is again available for
re-registration..  Hence the original registrant is inadequately
notified.

>
>
> But I wholeheartedly agree that the person who is about to lose the name
> should ALWAYS be e-mailed about that well in advance. I'm not sure that that
> e-mail shouldn't come from the Registry itself, to avoid the possibility of
> an unscrupulous registrar snapping up the name.

  I would prefer that both the Registry and the Registrar notify the
original registrant 30 days in advance of the expiration of his/her/it's
Domain Name.

>
>
> Richard Henderson
>
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Regards,

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Jeffrey A. Williams
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