> Have a look at Joker.com's system.
They are in the "other registrars" category. We are well aware of their
shenanigans...hopefully some of our interim steps will be helpful in
dealing with them.
-rwr
"There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an
idiot."
- Steven Wright
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Gordon Hudson
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 3:30 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Transfers
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ross Wm. Rader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 2:19 AM
> Subject: Transfers
>
>
> > A couple of you have asked me over the last few days where
> we are at
> > on
> the
> > transfers issue...some of this is official, some of it
> isn't, all of
> > it should help you understand what the lay of the transfers
> land looks
> like...
> >
> > At the end of November, ICANN's Transfer Task Force forwarded 29
> > recommendations[1] to the Names Council describing how ICANN's
> > policies surrounding transfers could be modified in a
> positive manner.
> > The
> intention
> > of these recommendations was to increase the security, transparency
> > and stability of these types of transactions. As a
> participant in this
> > task force representing registrars, I fully believe that these
> > recommendations fulfill that goal.
> >
> > Currently, ICANN's Names Council is analysing the
> feasibility of these
> > recommendations. Tucows analysis[2] has been submitted to the
> > Transfers Implementation Analsysis Committee as have the
> comments of
> > other
> parties[3]
> >
> > At the end of this month, this committee will be forwarding
> its final
> > analysis to the Names Council for their consideration. If the
> > recommendations are deemed feasible and implementable by
> the Council,
> > they will be forwarded to the ICANN Board who may vote to
> accept them
> > as consensus policy recommendations to be implemented in
> the operating
> > contracts.
> >
> > This could all happen as early as March.
> >
> > Tucows has mixed feelings concerning how realistic it is to expect
> positive
> > change as a result of these recommendations. There are
> factions that
> > have chosen to oppose the development of this policy since day one.
> > They may choose to continue their opposition through these final
> > stages towards adoption - which at the very least, could
> make things
> > difficult.
> >
> > In the meantime, we are working towards our own interim
> > implementations
> and
> > some new processes that may make it easier to deal with registrars
> > like Verisign, TotalNIC and other registrars that have
> chosen to make
> > it difficult for their registrants to leave them for other
> registrars.
>
>
> Have a look at Joker.com's system.
>
> Registrant and admin contact have to open up a transfer
> window via The Joker.com web site. Effectively preventing us
> instigating the transfer on their request.
>
> Usually the web host is the admin contact so the chance of
> approval are already slim.
>
> Assuming they both approve then this opens up a 3 day
> transfer window in 10 days time.
>
> It is very difficult to synchronise with this.
>
> Regards
>
> Gordon Hudson
> Hostroute.com Ltd
> www.hostroute.net
>
>
>
>
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