> On Tue, Apr 03, 2007 at 10:55:38PM -0500, Joe Greco wrote: > ... > > What purpose does an identity check serve? How do you verify the > > identity? If a domain name is already registered, what value is there > > to the "identity" check? What identity are you verifying? The > > individual requesting the update? The company? What happens when you > > find yourself unable to navigate the County Clerk's office at 5:01PM > > to look up that fictitious name filing? > > > > If you want to establish identities, the time to do that is at > > registration time - not crunch time. > > Hello, my name is Joe Greco, I made a bad mistake registering the IP > addresses of dns1.sol.net, dns2.sol.net, dns4.sol.net, and dnsz.sol.net, > and I need you to change them to 216.218.130.2, 216.218.131.2, > 216.218.132.2, and 216.218.132.2, respectively. I have deposited $100 > to you via PayPal to cover the sudden-change fee. > > Now YOU tell ME what purpose an identity check serves. ;-)
Yes, that's nice, except that Joe Greco isn't authorized to do that. We're not talking about a system operating in a vacuum here. There are already established mechanisms for guarding domains. We're talking about rapid update authorization. So go ahead and tell me exactly what you've done, beyond enriching a registrar $100. (Incidentally, since we're the reseller, you probably just sent us the $100, so by all means, send us beer money.) ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail spam(CNN) With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples.