Comments on: ICANN Warns 4 Registrars, Gives 15 Days Notice http://domainnamewire.com/2010/04/18/icann-warns-4-registrars-gives-15-days-notice/ News and Views for the Domain Name Industry Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:49:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: caroline http://domainnamewire.com/2010/04/18/icann-warns-4-registrars-gives-15-days-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-607107 caroline Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:21:04 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=11857#comment-607107 I was away in India when my .com name expired and someone bought it and tried to sell it to me for a lot of money the name afinitec is a brand name registered do I have any recourse against this person I was away in India when my .com name expired and someone bought it and tried to sell it to me for a lot of money
the name afinitec is a brand name registered do I have any recourse against this person

]]> By: Mike http://domainnamewire.com/2010/04/18/icann-warns-4-registrars-gives-15-days-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-602795 Mike Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:21:13 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=11857#comment-602795 ICANN is no one to be pointing fingers. That has to be the slimiest operation going next to DirectNIC.com Please. ICANN is no one to be pointing fingers. That has to be the slimiest operation going next to DirectNIC.com Please.

]]> By: John Berryhil http://domainnamewire.com/2010/04/18/icann-warns-4-registrars-gives-15-days-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-601932 John Berryhil Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:40:52 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=11857#comment-601932 The data escrow requirement is spelled out here: http://www.icann.org/en/nsi/icann-raa-04nov99.htm#II-I What has happened is that a few years ago, it was advantageous for a single entity to control multiple registrars for dropcatching. With the development of "transfer fulfillment" systems like SnapNames and NameJet, the incidence of registry deletion of valuable names dramatically decreased. As a consequence, a lot of "spare" registrars were left over with no particular use. At the same time, some domain registrants were dissatisfied with the lopsided contracts offered by retail registrars. This created a ready market to sell the excess registrar entities. So, what you have are a certain number of registrars operating without detailed familiarity of the ICANN operating requirements for registrars. The harm potential is low, so long as they aren't offering retail registration services for others. Typically, they need a quick primer and to sign up with Iron Mountain, which is contracted by ICANN to collect and escrow registrar data (under a contract that is not published by ICANN, oddly enough). The data escrow requirement is spelled out here:

http://www.icann.org/en/nsi/icann-raa-04nov99.htm#II-I

What has happened is that a few years ago, it was advantageous for a single entity to control multiple registrars for dropcatching. With the development of “transfer fulfillment” systems like SnapNames and NameJet, the incidence of registry deletion of valuable names dramatically decreased.

As a consequence, a lot of “spare” registrars were left over with no particular use. At the same time, some domain registrants were dissatisfied with the lopsided contracts offered by retail registrars. This created a ready market to sell the excess registrar entities.

So, what you have are a certain number of registrars operating without detailed familiarity of the ICANN operating requirements for registrars. The harm potential is low, so long as they aren’t offering retail registration services for others. Typically, they need a quick primer and to sign up with Iron Mountain, which is contracted by ICANN to collect and escrow registrar data (under a contract that is not published by ICANN, oddly enough).

]]> By: Louise http://domainnamewire.com/2010/04/18/icann-warns-4-registrars-gives-15-days-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-601820 Louise Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:22:56 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=11857#comment-601820 Andrew, Would you explain what "escrow WhosIs information" means? Thanx. Andrew, Would you explain what “escrow WhosIs information” means? Thanx.

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