Re: [ga] Registerfly domain renewal issues

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dominik and all,

  Ok.

  ICANN's lack of consideration for registrants has beem a central
part or theme of their business direction sense it's conception.  Why
change now if no one is willing or able to bring ICANN to task?

Dominik Filipp wrote:

> Jeff,
>
> of course, I meant the indirect money flow. Registrars would never pay a
> dime to ICANN for the accreditation if they didn't believe they would
> get their money back from registrants. That is, indirectly but also
> actually the revenue is being made by registrants.
>
> But this is not what I wanted to talk about. The problem is that
> registrants, though recognized the final customers in all this business,
> are not given a care they deserve. They suffer from the flawed domain
> transfer mechanism and disinclination to provide them with effective
> help. Instead ICANN prefers activities in favour of money Almighty.
> But this doesn't mean we have to share the same attitude and accept
> various excuses instead of forcing ICANN to do real work for
> registrants.
>
> Dominik
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Williams [mailto:jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 1980 6:01 AM
> To: Dominik Filipp
> Cc: ga; vinton g. cerf; icann board address
> Subject: Re: [ga] Registerfly domain renewal issues
>
> Dominik and all,
>
>   Not so as you stated it.  Registries and registrars pay ICANN for
> their accreditation to become a registry or registrar.  Registrants pay
> their registrar of choice for registering a Domain name.
>
>   I have never written a check, or any other method of  pay to ICANN for
> any of my domain names I, or any of our members have registered.
>
>   Indirectly it is true that registrants money goes to ICANN.
>
> Dominik Filipp wrote:
>
> > Hi Jeff,
> >
> > ICANN receives $$ from registrants not from Registerfly. If ICANN
> > doesn't worry about whom it serves then it's up to the constituencies,
>
> > that is also us, to remind ICANN of its duties.
> >
> > Dominik

Regards,

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