Re: [ga] Gaming the ICANN Whois Data Reminder Policy

[Bashar Al-Abdulhadi <bashar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Danny,

I believe expired domains (maybe canceled ones also) at Godaddy goes 
into their internal backordering system (TDNAM) and anyone has a 
backorder on their domain can get that name before going into the 
regular drop cycle (i.e drops into RGP)


so in this case its GD's mistake not actually DELETING the name so the 
owner can actually know it was suspended then come and corrects the 
error and pays the RGP fee as penalty not having correct info.





Danny Younger wrote:

> Domain Name Wire has reported an account of GoDaddy
> deleting a domain because of an inaccurate WHOIS
> record -- see
> http://domainnamewire.com/2007/02/27/godaddy-deletes-domain-name-for-inaccurate-email-address/
> and
> http://domainnamewire.com/2007/02/28/godaddy-responds-to-deletion-over-invalid-email-address/
>
> Per ICANN Whois Data Reminder Policy the provision of
> false Whois information can be grounds for
> cancellation of a domain name registration.  
>
> In this particular case it's likely that someone badly
> wanted this domain name.  They probably noted an error
> in the WHOIS record and doubtless sent an email to
> registrant which bounced; next they back-ordered the
> domain name.  They then notified GoDaddy of a WHOIS
> Data Reminder Policy violation and when GoDaddy's
> email to the registrant also bounced GoDaddy in turn
> acted to cancel the domain name registration.  For a
> mere $18.99 (the back-order price) anyone can
> apparently use this method to succesfully game ICANN
> policy in order to steal someone else's domain.
>
> This case illustrates a number of flaws in ICANN's
> current policy.  
>
> (1) The transmission of a WHOIS correction request
> should not solely rely upon email.  There are many
> reasons that would account for a registrant
> non-response to an email including being on vacation
> or having such a Registrar message caught in a Spam
> filter.  Most of us regard domains as property, as
> investments... at the very least we should be
> contacted by postal mail.
>
> (2) Registrants should also have the benefit of a
> redemption grace period under these circumstances
> instead of an instant cancellation.  It is more
> appropriate to "turn off the lights on the domain" for
> a period of time than to outright cancel the domain
> with the initial registrant likely unaware of his
> impending doom.
>
>
>
>
>  
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