[registrars] FW: NSI & Expired domain names -- violation of consensus deletions policy??

["Bhavin Turakhia" <bhavin.t@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

BTW - I guess u guys may have heard. NSI is henceforth not gonna let names
delete (brings back old memories)

> As per the announcement by SnapNames at:
> 
> http://www.domainstate.com/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=33201
> 
> "Starting today, if a domain name at Network Solutions expires and is 
> not renewed, the domain will immediately be awarded to the holder of a 
> SnapBack subscription on that name. If there is more than one SnapBack 
> subscription on a particular name, the name will become the object of 
> a short auction among the interested parties, andwill be eventually 
> awarded to the auction winner.
> 
> Network Solutions will start checking to see if domains have a 
> SnapBack on them within a few hours from now. Any Netsol registered 
> names with an expiry date of 8/12, 8/13 or 8/14 could be part of this, 
> so you may want to enter those domains into your SN account as soon as 
> possible."

Some more info below

- Bhavin

-----Original Message-----
From: George Kirikos  
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 2:52 AM
Subject: Re: NSI & Expired domain names -- violation of consensus deletions
policy??

Hi again,

As a followup, NSI has also modified its Registration Agreement in a way to
remove the rights of registrants to RGP. See my post at:

http://www.domainstate.com/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=33224

Or, go to Sections 14 and 15 of:

http://www.networksolutions.com/en_US/legal/static-service-agreement.jhtml#d
omains

"14.  Grace Period; IP Address Changes; Renewal and Transfer of Expired
Domain Names on Your Behalf. You agree that we may, but are not obligated
to, allow you to renew your domain name after its expiration date has
passed. You agree that after the expiration date of your domain name
registration and before it is deleted or renewed, we may direct your domain
name to an IP address designated by us, including, without limitation, to an
IP address which hosts a parking, under construction or other temporary page
that may include promotions and advertisements for, and links to, Network
Solutionss Web site, Network Solutions product and service offerings,
third-party Web sites, third-party product and service offerings, and/or
Internet search engines, and you agree that we may place our contact
information in the WHOIS output for the expired domain name. Should you
choose not to renew your domain name during any applicable grace period, you
agree that we may, in our sole discretion, renew and transfer the domain
name to a third party on your behalf (such a transaction is hereinafter
referred to as a Direct Transfer). In the event we are able to identify
such a third party (the Direct Transfer Customer) and effectuate such a
Direct Transfer, we will notify you via email after the transaction is
completed (Direct Transfer Notification).
Additionally, you will be eligible to receive a portion of the funds
received by us as a result of a Direct Transfer of your domain name, as
follows: (i) if you registered your domain name with Network Solutions
directly through our Web site, you will be eligible to receive twenty
percent (20%) of the Net Proceeds received by us from our third party vendor
as a result of a Direct Transfer; and (ii) if you registered your domain
name with Network Solutions through a third party agent (such as your ISP,
for example), you will be eligible to receive fifteen percent (15%) of the
Net Proceeds received by us from our third party vendor as a result of a
Direct Transfer. You acknowledge and agree that the Direct Transfer process
may be facilitated through a single Direct Transfer Customer, or through a
brief auction involving multiple parties who are interested in your domain
name. For purposes of this paragraph, Net Proceeds shall mean the total
fees paid to us by our third party vendor as a result of a Direct Transfer,
less any registry fees, credit card charge-backs, processing and check fees,
and other costs or fees associated with the Direct Transfer of the domain
name. You agree that we shall have no obligation to pay you, and you shall
have no right to receive, any percentage of the Net Proceeds unless, within
ninety (90) days after the date of our Direct Transfer Notification, you
first provide us with the name, address and related information requested by
us (including, but not limited to, a Form W-9, if applicable) in our Direct
Transfer Notification. We cannot guarantee, and we make no representation or
promise, that any Direct Transfer will occur with respect to your domain
name.

15.  New Customers through a Backorder Service. If you are registering a
domain name through a backorder service and that domain name was registered
with, and not yet deleted by, Network Solutions at the time of your
purchase, you acknowledge and agree that the term of your registration will
be for a period of one year from the original expiration date for the domain
name immediately prior to your purchase, as the registration is the result
of a Direct Transfer (defined above).
If you are registering a domain name through a backorder service and the
domain name was not registered with Network Solutions at the time of your
purchase but was deleted by the applicable top-level domain registry at the
time of your purchase, you acknowledge and agree that the term of your
registration will be for a period of one year from the date it is initially
registered with Network Solutions by the provider of the backorder service."

NSI is a scary registrar, and this just proves it. It's up to the folks at
ICANN to give them the smackdown they appear to deserve.

Sincerely,

George Kirikos
http://www.kirikos.com/