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> Well, Charles, that puts us squarely behind the eight ball, because other
> registrars, such as name-it, from AIT are now taking preregistrations on all
> four new tld's!!!. So when push come to shove, and you are still
> implementing new tlds in your usual after approval manner, they will bulk
> register hundreds of thousands of new domains, leaving us out in the cold.
> Come on, you can do just as much! Why aren't you?
We are currently working through our deployment strategy. We are *not*
waiting for final approval before getting to work. As per usual, we will
not be accepting pre-registrations. This is not to say that our MSPs
can't, however it is important that the risks are well identified.
a) The operational policies and charters for 6 out of the 7 new TLDs
have not been ratified. There is a very good chance that your
pre-registrations will fall outside of that charter.
b) Both the FTC and ICANN have issued directives that make it a very
risky proposition for an ICANN accredited registrar to accept
pre-registrations.
c) There is no guarantee that your pre-registrations will be accepted,
therefore charging customers for them in advance is premature at best.
As I said, the risk is yours to assume, however our policy is
long-standing and very clear.
Regarding availability, as with multi-lingual registrations, we will
have our systems ready to accept your orders on day one in all
applicable cases.
-rwr
