>Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:55:08 -0400 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: OpenSRS Live Reseller Update 04/10/02 > > >Greetings - > >Please find following an update on OpenSRS. > >1. .US � America's Internet address - act now! >2. ICANN notice regarding dispute resolution fraud > > >1. .US � America's Internet address - act now! >------------------- >.US � America's Internet Address - Act Now! >As you may be aware, the go live date for .us real time >registrations is April 24th 2002. Hundreds of OpenSRS >resellers have already signed up for .us. > >Our market analysts have reviewed the take off trend for >recent new TLD launches - .ca, .biz and .info. You need >to know what they discovered. > >For a new registry, the total number of domains >registered in the first week after launch equals 35% of >the registrations for the first six months. Said another >way, if a reseller is not ready for the first week of >launch, they miss 35% of the immediate market. More than >20% of the registrations happen in the first 2 days. > >If you have already elected to offer .us (or you are about >to do so) - now is a great time to remind your customers >about the upcoming launch, and your plans to offer >registrations. The registry is conducting an advertising >campaign and your customers will hear about .us. They will >likely receive unsolicited registration offers from other >organizations. By letting your customers know about your >plans, you will encourage them to bring their business to >you. We have whole host of marketing support tools (banner >ads, sample email messages, etc...) for you to use at: > >http://resellers.tucows.com/opensrs/us/saleskit_us > >General .us information can be found at: > >http://resellers.tucows.com/opensrs/us/ > >and > >http://resellers.tucows.com/opensrs/resources/docs/srsUpgradeGuide.pdf > >Please feel free to contact us directly with any questions >or concerns about .us registrations. > > >2. ICANN notice regarding dispute resolution fraud >------------------- >ICANN has sent the following notice regarding 'fraudulent' >solicitation coming from a 'dispute resolution; provider: > >Many domain-name registrants are receiving "Domain Dispute >Notification" mailings from an entity identifying itself >as "XChange Dispute Resolution." The mailings falsely state >that XChange is an "ICANN authorized arbitrator" and that >the registrant must mail in a "security deposit fee" to >defend "ownership of the domain name." > >A scanned copy of the deceptive mailings is available at: > >http://www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-exh-08apr02.htm > >The mailing instructs registrants to send a check for the >security deposit, made payable to "XChange Reciprocal >Services" at 490 Fallon Road, Petaluma, CA 94952-9655. > >The sender of these notices has not been approved by ICANN >as a provider of dispute-resolution services under ICANN's >Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP). The >authoritative list of all approved providers is posted on >the ICANN website at: > >http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/approved-providers.htm > >Registrants should not send money as requested by this >notice. Registrants who receive the notice should contact >an appropriate governmental law enforcement/consumer >protection agency to report the incident. Recipients can >also fax the notice to ICANN at +1 310 823-8649. > >The complete text of the advisory is available on the ICANN >website at: >http://www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-08apr02.htm>. > >Consider advising your registrants of this danger so that >none send their money needlessly. > >As always - thanks for your continued support of OpenSRS! > > >Thanks - > >Ken Joy >Product Manager, OpenSRS >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
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