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Re: [registrars] Ballot Request: Adopt as Constituency Position

  • To: Jay Westerdal <jwesterdal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: [registrars] Ballot Request: Adopt as Constituency Position
  • From: Ross Rader <ross@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 14:56:51 -0400
  • Cc: "'Paul Stahura'" <stahura@xxxxxxxx>, "'Robert F. Connelly'" <BobC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "'Registrars Constituency'" <registrars@xxxxxxxx>
  • In-reply-to: <200510051823.j95INrt24866@holiday.com.at.spry.com>
  • Organization: Tucows Research & Innovation
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From Tucows perspective, giving registrars the option to publish expiry data in their respective authoritative Whois goes far enough. I could probably be convinced to move to making this mandatory. But, it would be difficult to convince me that the registry data set should include any more than what is specified in the proposal. They are not authoritative sources and should not be arbitrarily publishing data into the whois that they did not receive from the authoritative source - under any circumstances. I understand that this arrangement makes it easier for certain purposes, but these are inconsistent with the general purpose of whois and the needs of my customers.

Given that, as the proponent of this motion and one of your elected reps, I have to do as I'm generally told :) My advice would be for us to formally put the motion on the table so that we can formally accept amendments. This would give you the capability to have your amendment voted on regardless of whether or not I view it as being friendly.

As a TF rep, my objective is to see this document adopted with as much support as possible - I don't want to go into a ballot situation with 20 unfriendly amendments to vote on. I'd rather see us modify the motion with friendly amendments and then proceed with one vote. Given the time constraints that face us, I don't see any other way of efficiently doing this.

Thanks again for the input.

Jay Westerdal wrote:
Paul,
I would propose Registries follow a documented procedure for showing
expiration date since they are not authoritative instead of just hiding the
field flat out:

On expiration:
A) if Auto-renewed by Registry
   1) Hide Expiration date with the words "Pending Registrar Action".
   2) After 45 days, set expiration date to be a year from initial
Expiration Date.
B) if Explicitly renewed by Registrar
1) Show new date
Ross if you would like to except this as a friendly amendment I would second
your initial motion. I am not in favor of taking the expiration date away
from ISP, Hosting Companies, Advisers, Friends, and Family of the domain
owners at the Registry level but everything else in your motion looks good.

Jay Westerdal
Name Intelligence, Inc.
http://www.nameintelligence.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Stahura
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 9:50 AM
To: Robert F. Connelly; Registrars Constituency
Subject: RE: [registrars] Ballot Request: Adopt as Constituency Position

Because then we'd all have to transmit another command to the registry
if the registrant paid during the 45-day period.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert F. Connelly
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 7:31 PM
To: Registrars Constituency
Subject: RE: [registrars] Ballot Request: Adopt as Constituency Position

At 07:12 PM 10/4/05, Paul Stahura wrote:
2) Some registries cause another customer service problem and that is
when a name is auto-renewed but the registrant hasn't paid.

Dear Paul:  Why not ask registries or ICANN to have the registry whois
say "auto-renewed" (or something like that) until the 45 days passes unless the registrar executes an explicit renewal? Regards, BobC






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