It's coming, I promise this time :) It's in QA as we speak :)
Charles Daminato
OpenSRS Product Manager
Tucows Inc. - chuck@tucows.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org
> [mailto:owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org]On Behalf Of Swerve
> Sent: February 26, 2002 1:32 PM
> To: George Kirikos; discuss-list@opensrs.org
> Subject: Re: Registrar Lock
>
>
> Registrar lock is the longest running joke that i know of here.
>
> (i'm ducking the bowl of jello that Father Scott is chucking in my
> direction.)
>
> That said, i'm sure Opensrs will do it. just a matter of one's
> perception
> of the ever changing space/time continuum.
>
> smoke.
>
> j
>
> > From: George Kirikos <gkirikos@yahoo.com>
> > Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 09:08:31 -0800 (PST)
> > To: discuss-list@opensrs.org
> > Subject: Registrar Lock
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was wondering if this was still a planned feature, to prevent
> > tranfers (like eNom has). When one wants to enable a transfer, one can
> > toggle the protection off, to let it go through [by default, it should
> > be off, in order to require a positive action to enable it], with the
> > proper verification at the gaining/losing registrars.
> >
> > Given the number of high profile domains in the OpenSRS system (e.g.
> > GM.com, EDS.com, Oracle.com), one hijacking of such a name would be bad
> > publicity (even if they got the name back, the disruption to systems
> > would be pretty bad). My background is in risk management (although
> > maybe it's just unfounded paranoia! ;) ), but I'd sleep better at night
> > knowing that domain assets are well protected.
> >
> > Another item for the wishlist: a clone of the SnapNames "SnapShot"
> > domain monitoring service would be cool (but only for OpenSRS names).
> > This would be neat to have on a reseller basis, so that we can tell if
> > a domain under management has changed in any way. Since it would be at
> > the registrar level, it can be real-time (I think the SnapShot service
> > is only once a week?). It can also advise one of transfers, i.e. if the
> > domain suddenly gets stolen. I like the way Snapnames has secondary and
> > tertiary email addresses in their database as backups (which are sent
> > duplicate notices) -- might be a good thing to keep in mind when
> > enhancing the system.
> >
> > As an aside, has anyone played with NameEngine.com's "Central Station"
> > (see: http://www.nameengine.com/centralstation/features.html )? It
> > seems very snazzy, and good for corporations (now that they've been
> > bought by Verisign, I wonder if it will be adopted by them, or if it
> > will just die a slow death....).
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > George Kirikos
> > http://www.kirikos.com/
> >
> >
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