RE: [registrars] Deletion of all IDN.org domains February 1st 2004:-(

["tbarrett" <tbarrett@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob,
 
This is worth discussing, since we are receiving inquiries about in-coming
transfers of com/net IDN domains.
 
Is there any reason a registrant should transfer their existing domains to
another registrar or will they end up being cancelled by Verisign-GRS in a
few months anyway?
 
Tom
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert F. Connelly
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 8:45 PM
To: Registrars Constituency
Cc: David W. Maher; David W. Maher; Bruce Beckwith
Subject: [registrars] Deletion of all IDN.org domains February 1st 2004:-(
Importance: High


Dear Registrars:

[This is an update:  Updated items in square brackets.]

[Excom has requested a teleconference between registrars and PIR.]

[Netsol has posted a note saying that they will not continue to support IDNs
in .com and .net.  See note, attached at the end of this posting. Verisign
Japan has made a simper posting.]

You may wish for me to take this thread to a separate list.

On or about 23 December 2003, PIR announced on their web site their
intention to delete all idn.org domains which were in the domains they
migrated from Verisign.  I am told that it was not announced in the form of
an Email to registrars.  I know that I was advised by telephone just before
Christmas.  The announcement says that PIR will delete all RACE encoded .org
domains -- bq--xxxxxxx.org -- on 1 February 2004.   Here is the URL:

 
http://www.pir.org/registrars/registrar_relations/announcements/index_html 

[The above web site available only from registered IP address using ID and
password.]

The Registrars in Japan are justly concerned about such an eventuality.  A
concerted action by registrars is in the making.  Unfortunately, December
23rd was a holiday, the Emperor's Birthday, and the 26th was the last day of
business until 5 January.  It has taken a few days for the realization to
hit home, but hit it has, and hard!!!

I think I remember that Register.com, Tucows, perhaps eNom and other
registrars not domiciled in Japan also made registrations during the so
called "test bed" landrush starting 9 November 2000.  Was Netaka a registrar
at that time, also?  I think some of you also made registrations in Korean
and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.  All of these .org domains are
scheduled for the guillotine in 30 days;-(

Question:  Is this matter of sufficient general concern to the Consistency
to vet the issue on this List? Or should we create a separate list?

Regards, BobC, speaking with my PSI-Japan, Inc. hat on;-}

> Dear Valued Partner,
>
> We regret to inform you that Network Solutions(r) will no longer provide
> multilingual domain name registration services or host multilingual domain
> names as of February 28, 2004. Domain name registrations and services not
> affiliated with multilingual domain names will not be affected.
>
> The .org registry, Public Interest Registry, has also announced that it
will
> be deleting legacy multilingual domain names, which are RACE encoded, from
> its registry database on February 1, 2004. Network Solutions will be
> deleting them from our systems on that date as well.
>
> If you wish to continue any of your current .com and .net multilingual
> domain name registrations and related services, you will need to initiate
a
> change of registrar for those .com and .net multilingual domain name
> registrations in your wholesale account to a registrar that provides and
> will host multilingual domain names (MDNs).  You must transfer your .com
and
> .net multilingual domain name(s) and related services to another provider
> prior to February 28, 2004 to avoid the deletion of your .com and .net
> multilingual domain name registration(s) and related services.
>
> The existing term of your domain name registration will not be affected by
> this change as long as you transfer your multilingual domain name(s) prior
> to February 28, 2004. All .org multilingual domain names will be deleted
out
> of our system February 1, 2004, and .com and .net domain names will be
> deleted February 28, 2004.
>
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