I said Netsol have suspended the batch release of expired domains. I never
said registrars had stopped telling Netsol which names needed to be
deleted.
I wouldn't blame ICANN for this mess. Verisign control the registry, its
operation, and decided to suspend the batch release of expired domains, not
ICANN.
Lee Hodgson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Glodek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: Domain held up at Network Solutions
> Correction: Verisign GRS (Registry) suspended releasing domains, however,
> all registrars, including NetSol, continue to send in batch delete orders
to
> the Registry. By my count, some 200 000 domains are already thus suspended
> and the figure is growing daily by thousands if not tens of thousands.
Since
> ICANN is now involved, this process may well continue for months before
they
> come up with a solution concerning a "fair" access policy to domains being
> released by the Registry. It will be interesting to see what they come up
> with by the time there will be, say, 1 000 000 domains pending release.
>
> Andrew Glodek
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> > If it is a valuable generic name, you could be competing with hundreds
of
> > domain speculators for the name. But that's not a big issue at the
moment,
> > because NetSol have suspended their 'batch release' of expired domains.
> See
> > this article for further info:
> >
> > Domain Name Goldrush Part 4 - Expiring Domains Industry on Hold
> > http://www.ecommercebase.com/article/526
> >
> > Lee Hodgson
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Paul Chvostek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: Steve Perrott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 11:13 AM
> > Subject: Re: Domain held up at Network Solutions
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Whatever you do, don't convince NSI to "delete" the domain from their
> > > database -- somebody else will snap it up before you can register it,
> > > and you'll lose out.
> > >
> > > Sad to say, your best bet is almost certainly to pay NSI their $35 for
> > > the year, and as soon as the expiry date is revised, get the frig away
> > > from them.
> > >
> > > I don't know what dollar figure you put on an hour of your time, but
if
> > > you're considering an hour of time just to be on hold on NSI's 800 #,
> > > you've almost certainly eaten the $35, and they have *no* procedures
to
> > > allow you to guarantee the continued availability of a domain if they
> > > can't expect any money from you.
> > >
> > > On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 08:28:26PM -0700, Steve Perrott wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to get a domain that is being held by Network Solutions
> that
> > > > expired in April of this year. This is about 4 months later that
the
> > domain
> > > > hasn't been paid for, there is not a site there and I would like any
> > inside
> > > > info on how to get it.
> > > >
> > > > I have been told that it may be held up for as long as 3 years.
> > > >
> > > > If I am able to get it does the original owner have a right to take
it
> > back,
> > > > (nothing was ever done with the site)?
> > > >
> > > > Any tips trick or techniques would be appreciated.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Paul Chvostek
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Operations / Development / Abuse / Whatever vox: +1 416
598-0000
> > > IT Canada
http://www.it.ca/
> > >
> >
>
