Sorry, I forgot about that!
I do recall the last domains I transfered from GoDaddy to Tucows did get stalled and Tucows reported that the Whois was not parsable.
I wonder how Tucows addressed / addresses the issue?
On Tue, 21 Jan 2003 22:59:16 -0800
"Lynn W. Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Since transfers require the gaining registrar to confirm with the current admin. contact, and the only way to get the admin. E-Mail address is to query the losing registrar's WHOIS, I think blocking or falsifying data would constitute restraint of trade.
-- Lynn
On Tue, 21 Jan 2003 23:45:43 -0700, Dave Warren wrote:
Rate limit, provide a "Leave us the flack alone", whatever. �But *DO NOT*
provide fradulent data (If this is true). �If a registrar wants to buy the
WHOIS from another registrar, they can do so.
---- Original Message ----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 11:25 PM
Subject: <?spam=BCC>�Re: Transfer Email
�Given how frequently some registrars rape other registrars
�Whois databases for renewals I don't think there is much
�chance of successfully arguing against "protecting
�oneself". This is also another reason why some registrars
�severely govern the rate at which you can query their
�Whois.
�I'm espicially fed up with Register.Com doing this and
�physically mailing me creatively worded renewals in hopes
�I'll screwup and renew with them ... They also throw in
�variant names on top of it!
