At 08:53 PM 4/2/00 +0800, Raj Dutt wrote:
>
>> Of course the plaintiffs didn't listen when it was pointed out the even if
>> they
>> did have ownership/control of bogus names, it would not put one single $
>> back into their RSU account, so their argument was rendered moot from the
>> start ...
>> but they keep clamoring ... and tilting at mythical windmills.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Eric Ross
>> QuickNames.com
>
>That's not the point.
>
>The point is that since RSP's cannot do anything if the transaction is
>fradulent, OpenSRS will become a *target* for script kiddies and other such
>nefarious characters.
Well, *if* that bogeyman should arrive, I'm sure OpenSRS will adjust their
business model to combat that.
>
>If word gets out that one can *still use their domain name* if one
registers it
>through XYZ, then i think that a significant amount of people are going to
abuse
>it.
The word is *out* now, and it will take someone who is inclined to credit
card fraud to do this, and most credit card fraudsters have bigger $$
targets to fry.
>Every ICANN accredited registrar will make chargebacked/fradulent domains
>useless because it sets an example (assuming that they can't get a refund,
which
>I believe is an incorrect assumption). The fact that OpenSRS-registrars
can't do
>this puts OpenSRS-registrars at a significant disadvantage from a risk
point of
>view.
And if that statement is true, then the market will take care of itself when
RSP abandon OpenSRS and move to another wholesaler who provides solutions ...
to real problems.
>Is it a disadvantage? Yes. Is it a cost of doing business? Perhaps. But it
would
>be nice if the folks at OpenSRS could address this and give RSP's the
power to
>combat fraud.
The only fraud that this thread is talking about is the non-existant
"chargeback of domain names" on credit cards. If a reseller "chooses" to
expose themselves to the risk of credit cards (to increase their personal
sales), that is the resellers choice. No one is forcing resellers to take
credit cards, and OpenSRS should not have to assume the varied and capricious
risks some specific reseller foists upon themselves.
If you are terrified of this mythical beast, then the simple solution is to
not take credit cards.
What next? Some other reseller decides to not bother getting credit card
verification, then wants OpenSRS to help with inevitable fraud. The next
reseller forgoes client payment alltogether and lets the public at large
register 1000s of names "bill you later" status ... and wan't OpenSRS to
cover their loses when clients don't pay the bill?
You, the reseller, can organize your own business preocedures to eliminate
risk, tailered to the specifics of your business, don't expect OpenSRS to
provide a parachute for every cliff some reseller decides to jump off of.
Best Regards,
Eric Ross
QuickNames.com
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