> From: "Readington.Com TLD support" <osrs_support@acura.timko.net>
> Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 23:43:17 -0500 (EST)
> To: discuss-list@opensrs.org
> Subject: Re: [redemption period]
>
> I hear you on theres no excuse, I completly agree, but to have Verisign
> charge that kinda of fee and make the process so complicated is a little
> crazy.
I do not understand why Icann let Verisign get away with this.
Ross/Elliott?
I sure am glad unscrupulous short term gain has medium/long term Karmic
reprecussions.
>
> Can the client file his own paperwork to pull the domain out of redemption
> through verisign?
I doubt it.
Swerve
>
> -steve
>
>
> On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, ezgoing wrote:
>
>> Actually from what I have been told this is a manual process that requires a
>> lot of paperwork by the registrar to regain the domain from Verisign.
>> Paperwork requires manpower which requires expense. So $150 or $200 may not
>> be that high. And I believe $75 or $85 of that fee goes to Verisign.
>>
>> And there truly isn't any excuse to lose a domain name when you currently
>> have 40 + days from expiration to renew the domain at the normal renewal
>> rate. If a client does not realize his domain is not working prior to 45
>> days then the domain must not have been that important. If the domain is
>> that important, then $200 is not that high to recover from the mistake on
>> not renewing on time.
>>
>> I own 250 domains out of which I use about 75. I owned more until the
>> change in .org and I decided not to keep the .org of these domains. I know
>> when my domains are due to expire and I definitely know when one of my
>> working domains goes down. I never wait till the last minute to renew.
>>
>> I have heard the argument that the domain may not be active and the client
>> forgot about it or was too busy at the time. But I don't have much sympathy
>> for this type of client. OpenSRS sends out a series of renewal notices in
>> our name plus we send out a final notice five days prior to expiration and a
>> final final the day before deletion. If the client ignores all these
>> notices then the client must take responsibility for losing the domain name
>> or now, pay the redemption fee to recover the domain name.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Loren Stocker" <loren@800.net>
>> To: "Readington.Com TLD support" <osrs_support@acura.timko.net>;
>> <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 5:22 PM
>> Subject: Re: [redemption period]
>>
>>
>>> Well, I realize that this outrageous fee is the result of Verisign's
>> policy,
>>> but have we set an all time record for egregious late fees: 1500%!
>>>
>>> If this were banking people would go to jail for that. Better pay those
>>> renews!
>>>
>>> Loren
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Readington.Com TLD support" <osrs_support@acura.timko.net> wrote:
>>> Client wants to turn on his domain after 45 day grass period so the domain
>>> is now in redemption period, I've been advised by opensrs that there is
>>> $150ish charge by them plus renewal.
>>>
>>> If client does not want to pay;
>>>
>>> Is there any other means to turn this back on or am I stuck waiting the 75
>>> days till it 'officialy' expires. And is that 75day rule solid?
>>>
>>> thks
>>>
>>> -steve
>>> readington computers
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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