It is not reality, as I can name two registrars that do assign ownership to
the reseller, who then assigns it to their client. If the client reneges,
then the ownership returns to the reseller.
The difference is that Tucows wants the best of both worlds. They wish to
claim the person ordering the domain is the reseller's client when payment
is concerned so that Tucows can be protected against financial loss if the
person ordering the domain defaults on payment, while claiming that person
is their client for all other instances.
As I stated, I would love to see this in court to see how Tucows can justify
both positions.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Wm. Rader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 10:17 PM
To: easygoing; Charles Daminato; WebWiz
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: deleting a ca domain
> I love the way you are so quick to say it is the cost of doing business
when
> it is the RSP who is stuck with the cost. I don't see you offering for
> OpenSRS to share the cost in anyway, such as refunding the $4.00 OpenSRS
> makes on each domain name.
>
> Since the RSP paid OpenSRS for the domain, OpenSRS should either return
the
> domain to the control to the RSP or refund the money.
>
> What the RSP does is the domain is frankly none of OpenSRS's business,
> whether it is to use it, offer it for resale or just let it stay on the
> books until it expires.
>
> This attitude is why we now register all our new domains with another
> Registrar and plan on moving the domains we have with OpenSRS to this
other
> Registrar as the current registration expires.
>
> Which is a shame. At one time OpenSRS was a leader in this industry.
This has been hashed out a million times on this list - the issue is that
the RSP is *not* the registrant. Tucows cannot assign ownership of a domain
at will under any circumstances. It's a crappy reality, but reality
nonetheless.
