> > Bill, > > > > The point that jacqui was making was that competitors likely have > > their own OpenSRS accounts, and thus are able to gain access to tools > > like the RRC, amoung others. Its called competitive intelligence and > > pretty much every registrar does it. > > But how? Aren't they only issued with a signed reseller agreement?
Yup... And you can bet that your average registrar would be willing to spend $500, or the current ~$90 signup fee just to get accurate insider info. *waves hello to the register.com spy* You can also bet that they sign up to the lists, or at least keep an eye on 'em. Competitive intelligence is required, at a minimum, in order to market services competitively. There's nothing you can do about it, there's nothing illegal about it, and lets face it, there's nothing really wrong with it, it's an integral part of the free market. -- If a train station is for trains to stop at, then I think I'm making good use of my work station.
