This is a question of rights and authority, not one of notification.
Loren
------ Original Message ------
Received: 12:27 PM PDT, 09/20/2004
From: "Gordon Hudson" <gordon@hostroute.net>
To: <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
Subject: Re: NSI & Expired domain names -- violation of consensus deletions
policy??
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Loren Stocker" <loren@800.net>
> To: "George Kirikos" <gkirikos@yahoo.com>; <ga@gnso.icann.org>;
> <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
> Cc: <halloran@icann.org>; <jeffrey@icann.org>; <twomey@icann.org>;
> <icann@icann.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 4:54 AM
> Subject: Re: NSI & Expired domain names -- violation of consensus deletions
> policy??
>
>
> > Unconscionable!
>
> The domain redemption period makes no difference in practice to customers
> losing domain names.
> If they are not going to notice it not working within 40 days they are not
> going to notice in 70 days.
>
> What does work, in my experience, is harrassing them by email for 3 weeks
> after the expiry date.
>
> A domain which stops working and is then not renewed is likely to not be in
> use or they would notice.
> If its not in use then a bit of proffing seems to encourage them to renew.
>
> On a general renewal note, our renewal rate has gradually dropped
throughout
> this year to below 50%.
> Part of this might be that 2 years ago we charged less for domains so we
had
> more speculative registrations, or it could be other factors.
>
> Regards
>
> Gordon Hudson
> Hostroute.com Ltd
> www.hostroute.net
>
>
>
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