Re: [ga] go daddy

["kidsearch" <kidsearch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Very well written and to the point Richard. What became of it. Was it totally ignored?

This "side business" of registrars infringes on the right to use the registrar of your choice and offers domain names to a selected few rather than to everyone. By that I mean by charging more they exclude some buyers and from the fact that many users, I'd say most users don't even know about the ability to bid on expired domain names.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Henderson 
  To: kidsearch ; ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 2:44 AM
  Subject: Re: [ga] go daddy


  Chris, things have moved on a bit since then, but in December 2004 I submitted this paper to the ICANN meeting in South Africa:
  http://www.icann.org/meetings/capetown/icann-domainnames-workshop-doc1-01dec04.htm

  Richard H
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: kidsearch 
    To: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 2:23 AM
    Subject: [ga] go daddy


    I have a question. I understand a Registrar has to have price raises in their agreement with ICANN. Is selling the names after they expire but before they drop back into the pool at a higher price just a way to get around the price restrictions?

    If a registrar lets the name drop back into the pool, it can be registered by anyone at any registrar. If the registrar doesn't drop it back into the pool and instead sells it at a higher price, then it's not a fair system in my opinion.

    The only reason for not dropping expired names back into the pool is to give the registrant a grace period to renew their registration. By putting it up for auction during the grace period they are selling a name that the registrant still has the option to renew?

    I'd like to hear what others think about that.

    Chris McElroy
    KidsearchNetwork.org 
    MissingChildrenBlog.com