[77361] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: EPP minutia (was: Re: Gtld transfer process)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bruce Tonkin)
Wed Jan 19 07:04:17 2005
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 23:02:07 +1100
From: "Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au>
To: <nanog@merit.edu>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Hello John,
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> It appears that "REGISTRAR LOCK" has interesting=20
> per-registrar implementation variations which do not always=20
> put the domain holder's interests first. While the registry=20
> does not, per se, have a direct business interest with the=20
> domain holder, it should be possible to have a lock state=20
> which is more oriented to the critical needs of some business=20
> domain holders.=20
>=20
> For a reasonable fee (and copious amount of documentation),=20
> it should be possible for any record holder to instruct the=20
> registry to lock the ownership of a domain down in such a way=20
> so as to require a similar amount of paperwork to release;=20
> thus effectively creating an "OWNER LOCK" state.
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These services are actually already available in the competitive
registrar market.
It is a matter of choosing a registrar that has the right business model
and services to suit the registrant.
Many corporates already take advantage of such services.
Regards,
Bruce
