Re: OpenSRS Live Reseller Update [OpenSRS] - 18/08/2004

From: James M Woods (jwoods@tucows.com)
Date: Fri Aug 20 2004 - 12:19:26 EDT


Hi Josh,

It wasn't in the announcement per se but it is in the documentation for the
bulk changes functionality available in the RRC here:

https://rrc.tucows.com/wholesale_services/domain_names/BulkChangesGuide.pdf

Cheers,

James

On 8/20/04 12:09 PM, "Swerve" <Swerve@swerve.com> wrote:

> on 8/20/04 11:35 AM, Greg Frank at gfrank@tucows.com wrote:
>
>> Bulk Changes functionality and .DE IDN functionality will be available via
>> the RWI and the API.
>
> Great!
>
> Was that info in the reseller update?
>
> If it was, i didn't see it.
>
> tx,
>
> J
>>
>> The live release is scheduled for August 25, 2004.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Greg Frank
>> Associate Product Manager, TLD's
>> Tucows Inc.
>> 416 535 0123 x1282
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org
>> [mailto:owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org]On Behalf Of Swerve
>> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 11:02 AM
>> To: OpensrsDiscuss
>> Subject: Re: OpenSRS Live Reseller Update [OpenSRS] - 18/08/2004
>>
>>
>> on 8/18/04 4:00 PM, replies@opensrs.org at replies@opensrs.org wrote:
>>
>>
>> Sounds good.
>> Will the functions outlined in 1. be available in the gui/quickstart?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> J/sW
>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> Please read the following important announcements concerning Tucows
>>> OpenSRS.
>>>
>>> 1. Bulk Changes Functionality Promoted to HORIZON
>>> 2. IDN .de Enhancements Promoted to HORIZON
>>> 3. New Wire Transfer Instructions
>>>
>>> 1. Bulk Changes Functionality Promoted to HORIZON
>>> --------------------
>>>
>>> Effective today, new bulk changes features for domain names are
>>> available in the HORIZON environment. This functionality will be
>>> promoted to the LIVE environment on 25 August 2004.
>>>
>>> Bulk changes allow Resellers to make a wide range of modifications to
>>> multiple domains at once. Available modifications include:
>>>
>>> ** Bulk contact changes: Revisions can me made to the contact
>>> information of multiple domains at once.
>>>
>>> ** Bulk nameserver changes: Resellers can make changes to the
>>> nameserver information of a list of domains. Name servers can be
>>> added, removed and assigned.
>>>
>>> ** Bulk locking/unlocking: A list of domains can be locked or unlocked
>>> in one request.
>>>
>>> ** Bulk renewals via the API: Resellers can now use the API to renew
>>> a list of domains.
>>>
>>> For complete details, please see the release notes located at:
>>> https://rrc.tucows.com/releasenotes/bulkchanges
>>>
>>> A standalone guide detailing this new functionality is also available.
>>> You can find this guide at:
>>>
>> https://rrc.tucows.com/wholesale_services/domain_names/BulkChangesGuide.pdf
>>>
>>>
>>> 2. IDN .de Enhancements Promoted to HORIZON
>>> --------------------
>>>
>>> Effective today, OpenSRS enhancements to support Internationalized
>>> Domain Names (IDNs) for .de domains has been promoted to HORIZON.
>>> IDNs are domain names represented by local language characters. Using
>>> this new functionality, Resellers can register 92 western characters,
>>> including the Umlaut.
>>>
>>> Support for .de IDNs will be promoted to the LIVE environment on
>>> 25 August 2004.
>>>
>>> .de IDNs will be made available via the punycode protocol, the same as
>>> currently in use for .com and .net IDNs. Punycode is the standard to
>>> which all TLDs (both cc and g) are moving.
>>>
>>> In order to register an IDN, use it to login to the MWI, or view its
>>> WHOIS information, the native punycode encoding schema of the domain
>>> name is required. Encoded addresses can be obtained by using the IDN
>>> Conversion Tool, located at:
>>>
>>> http://precow.tucows.com/cgi-bin/IDN/index.cgi
>>>
>>> Tucows will be providing a new client code release that will allow
>>> Resellers to update their current implementations to support these
>>> requirements. The update will be available 25 August 2004.
>>>
>>> For complete details, please see the release notes located at:
>>> https://rrc.tucows.com/releasenotes/de/index_html
>>>
>>> 3. New Wire Transfer Instructions
>>> --------------------
>>>
>>> Effective immediately, Tucows' new wire transfer details are as
>>> follows:
>>>
>>> Beneficiary Bank:
>>> HSBC Bank Canada,
>>> 70 York Street
>>> Toronto
>>>
>>> SWIFT: HKBCCATT
>>> Beneficiary Name: Tucows.com Co
>>> Beneficiary A/C No: 002-348624-070
>>>
>>> More information on remitting a deposit via wire transfer can be
>>> found in the Payments section of the RRC, located at:
>>>
>>> http://rrc.tucows.com/support/payments
>>>
>>> Thank you for your continued support of Tucows.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Greg Frank
>>> Associate Product Manager, TLDs
>>
>>

James M Woods
Product Manager -TLDs
Tucows Inc.
416 538 5453



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