Joe,
I appreciate the time you took in explaining this. There's a bit of that
covered in the FAQ, but not what I'd call extensive.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Rhett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Jim McAtee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: Transfers & Profiles
> Jim, read the FAQ. Don't waste all of our time for things that have been
> dealt with, documented etc.
>
> In short, profiles are unique to their domain UNLESS you link them
together
> be specifying another domain. The RSP is irrelevant, since you can link
> profiles from one RSP to another, etc etc.
>
> Profiles are available as soon as the domain registration is authorized.
In
> the case of new registrations, this can be immediately (depending on a
> configuration option in your setup) or can be upon your approval. For
> transfers it happens once the domain transfer completes. Yes, we all think
> that it sucks that the profile can't be reused for multiple transfers, but
> that's what the bulk transfer option is for. Next.
>
> This is all covered extensively in the FAQ. Please read it.
>
> On Wed, Oct 25, 2000 at 05:35:54PM -0600, Jim McAtee wrote:
> > What happens if the initial order had been a new domain registration?
> >
> > Is there a reason why that profile couldn't be immediately activated? I
> > understand that since the transfer is just a 'request', that the
customer
> > might never actually become an OpseSRS customer if the request is turned
> > down. Doesn't this causes some serious headaches if they intend to do
> > additional transfers and registrations? The customer either now has to
wait
> > several days before placing additional orders, or else they're creating
> > profiles all over the place just to be able to use the system.
> >
> > Now, is the username/password unique across all RSP's? I'm wondering
why
> > it's necessary to specify a previously registered domain for someone to
log
> > in using their profile?
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Charles Daminato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Jim McAtee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 5:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: Transfers & Profiles
> >
> >
> > > The profile will only be active when the domain becomes active - i.e.
when
> > > the transfer process completes.
> > >
> > > Charles Daminato
> > > TUCOWS Product Manager (ccTLDs)
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > > On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Jim McAtee wrote:
> > >
> > > > How soon after creating a profile during the process of doing a
domain
> > > > transfer will that profile become valid?
> > > >
> > > > Scenario is essentially:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Someone does a domain transfer and creates a profile at this
time,
> > since
> > > > this is his first business with an OpenSRS reseller.
> > > >
> > > > 2. That customer now attempts to use this profile, for either the
> > purpose of
> > > > doing additional domain transfers, or for registering new domains.
> > > >
> > > > I tried doing this, but cannot log in using the newly created
profile.
> > I'm
> > > > guessing that the profile will only become valid once the domain
> > transfers
> > > > from NSI. Either that, or I incorrectly wrote down the
> > username/password.
> > > > Which is it?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> >
>
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>
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