If you let me know the domains, I can (ICANN :) investigate.
Thanks,
Ken
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Doug Braun
> Sent: December 8, 2000 5:26 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Interpretation of "Reserved" in CIRA Whois
>
>
> I have a customer who would like to register a few .ca domain
> names. However, a CIRA whois lookup shows two of these domains in
> "reserved" status. I'm using
> http://www.cira.ca/cira/public?LANGUE=en for
> the lookups, and result is:
>
> "Domain xxxxxxxxx.ca is not available.
> 01252 Domain name is reserved."
>
> I've looked up the same domains in the old CdnNet search at
> http://www.cdnnet.ca/search.html but no previous/current entries
> are listed
> for these two domains, as-is, nor under provincial sub-domains. I don't
> think they are geographic/city names.
>
> So why are they reserved? How can we find out if they are, or will be,
> available for registration, either now, or upon expiration of the holding
> period for previous owners until Jan 31/2001?
>
> What do I tell the customer? Are the domains available, or will they be
> available? Who can I ask?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Doug
>
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