On Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at 11:55 AM, ezgoing wrote:
> My problem with this is that Registrars are holding domain names for
> years
> after they expire with nothing being done about the problem.
Completely separate problem. Mixing the two problems in the same thread
will only cause confusion.
> So why is the problem so great just because the Whois information is
> wrong?
For the same reason it's always been a problem. People need to be able
to find and contact the domain-holder in the event of a problem, etc.
> In my opinion, any domain that is not being used to host a site within
> 90
> days of being registered should be returned to the registry for
> somebody
> that would actually use the domain.
Define "host a site"? There is more to the world than HTTP and SMTP.
> And those who register domain names on speculation and hold them for
> years
> without using them are doing even more wrong to the system. We would
> not
> have a problem with a shortage of current TLDs if the Registrars were
> forced
> to release expired domain names and domain name speculation was not
> allowed.
What's the difference, technically, between "speculation" and "buying a
domain for a business-model you have that you are working on"? Please
give details. :)
D
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