Re: [ga] keeping expired domains by a registrar

[Bashar Al-Abdulhadi <bashar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Registrars have contracts with registrants.  That agreement is called
> the registration agreement.  Those registration agreements have been
> approved by ICANN during the accreditation and re-accreditation process.
>   
Paul,
So if a registrar wants to renew a domain for a customer say $1,000 
after the expiration date just because they mentioned this in their 
registration agreement its OK ?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gomes, Chuck [mailto:cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 8:22 AM
> To: Danny Younger; Bashar Al-Abdulhadi
> Cc: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ga] keeping expired domains by a registrar
>
> I wonder how many registrars have clauses similar to this?
>
> Chuck Gomes
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Danny Younger [mailto:dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx] 
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 8:48 PM
> > To: Gomes, Chuck; Bashar Al-Abdulhadi
> > Cc: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ga] keeping expired domains by a registrar
> >
> > Chuck,
> >
> > One of the problems that we registrants are facing stems from 
> > Terms of Service Agreements deliberately designed to 
> > circumvent the Expired Domain Deletion Policy.  For example, 
> > consider this clause in the Network Solutions Service 
> > Agreement version 7.7.7:
> >
> > "Should you not renew the domain name during any applicable 
> > grace period, you agree that unless you notify us to the 
> > contrary we may, in our sole discretion, renew and transfer 
> > the domain name to Network Solutions or a third party on your 
> > behalf (such a transaction is hereinafter referred to as a 
> > "Direct Transfer"), and your failure to so notify us after 
> > the domain name expiration date shall constitute your consent 
> > to such a Direct Transfer." 
> >
> >
> >
> > --- "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >     
> > > Bashar,
> > >  
> > > Registrars should be able to address this better than me 
> > >       
> > because they 
> >     
> > > work with it everyday, but the clause that I thought was especially 
> > > relevant was the following:
> > >  
> > > "3.7.5.3 In the absence of extenuating circumstances (as defined in 
> > > Section
> > > 3.7.5.1 above), a domain name must be deleted within
> > > 45 days of either the
> > > registrar or the registrant terminating a registration agreement."
> > > Extenuating circumstances are clearly spelled out in 
> > >       
> > Section 3.7.5.1 
> >     
> > > and any that are not listed must be approved by ICANN.  So 
> > >       
> > my question 
> >     
> > > is this: if no extenuating circumstances exist, may a 
> > >       
> > registrar keep a 
> >     
> > > name longer than
> > > 45 days before deleting it and still be in compliance with this 
> > > policy?
> > >  
> > > Chuck Gomes
> > >       
> >
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