Subject: RE: Ethical Issue
From: Lynn W. Taylor (Lynn@BusCom.net)
Date: Fri Feb 18 2000 - 12:42:14 EST
On point #1: BulkRegister.com's use of automatic calling machines shows a
lack of ethics: if you are worried about ethics you probably should not deal
with them.
On point #2: domains are either registered, or they aren't. Those who use
the term "reservation" are actually registering the domain and parking it on
their own servers should you decide to make it "live" later.
If a domain is not registered, someone else can register it. Explaining that
to a customer may help them make up their mind more quickly.
-- Lynn
-----Original Message-----
From: LEX DUNKELMAN
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 12:14 PM
To: resellers-list@opensrs.org
Subject: RE: Ethical Issue
Two points
A bit of the misunderstanding, the real issue I have with Bulkregister.com
is they're using an auto dial telephone to solicit business. This is an
illegal act and if they are allowed to break the law to gain market share
without any negative ramifications, then we clearly have a problem. The
matter that we are talking about may or may not be indicative of their
business practices. In fact, this may have just been a client of there's
but it could have been one of their principles. This whole thing may have
been a coincidence. In one case I registered a domain and was contacted the
next day by someone who also wanted to register that domain and offered to
buy it from me. I have never sold a private domain and I needed this domain
for business purposes so I had to turn him down. Coincidence happens all
the time.
The real issue is this, if we place a domain in the hold pattern can someone
find out about this and register the domain. None of my clients can make up
their minds quickly (some can't even use a computer) and I am a little
worried they will lose their domains if someone has access to this
information. We have a responsibility to protect our clients interests so
security in this matter is extremely important. When we checked domain
availability, can this check be seen by other computer users? How can we
best protect the privacy of our clients?
Lex Dunkelman
sales@GuideToToronto.com
http://www.GuideToToronto.com
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