> Charles,
>
> I think the point Taco is making is that you should have taken care of the
> core business of domain registration and had this code working properly
> before branching out into secure certificates and the various other TLDs.
>
> RSP to RSP transfers, a better accounting system for charges against our
> accounts, removal of domains from our lists once a client leaves us,
whether
> to another RSP or another Registrar, these are important to your base
RSPS.
>
> Secure certificates, probably not, as Equifax allows a retail of $99 to
the
> client. The other TLDs, maybe to a few RSPs, but I doubt that a majority
is
> interested.
>
> Right now OpenSRS gives the impression of a chicken with it's head cut
off,
> running in all directions, but going nowhere.
>
> We are not interested in anything but registering .com, .net and .org for
> out clients. We prefer it to be as trouble free as possible, without
> embarrassments, such as sending final notices to clients who no longer
have
> domains registered with us or clients who have emailed us to let the
domain
> expire and not send them additional emails.
>
> Dance with those who brung you before looking for new partners.
Well said.
I would also like to add something: I have found an ICANN accredited
registar, who sells domain years to resellers for $7.99 (without quantity
limit.) And you know what? They have nothing like a "client code", only a 7
pages long PDF documentation, which gives you a description of how to access
their system through HTTPS calls, using XML encoded messages. There you go.
They provide a C++ and a PERL module to help XML encoding. And it works!
OTOH it is still a hassle to access our data through the OpenSRS system,
using 'emulated' HTTPS access, cookies, etc... Maybe some does not like
doing everything on their own side, but after a while most of us run into
the trouble of maintaining our own database locally, and keeping track with
the OpenSRS data... and then simplicity is the key.
Yes, OpenSRS has a much sophisticated system, a web based manager, etc. but
some of the basic, very important functionalities are still missing.
- Csongor
