Re: Transfering a domain

[Vince Wolodkin <wolodkin@digitalink.com>]

Right, so which model is better?  Will IAHC or CORE decide which model
to use?  

Just to recap should the customer-registrar relationship be exclusive,
in other words, I pay an annual fee to one registrar who will then
handle all transactions for my domain, or should the relationship me
more "promiscuous", in other words, I use whichever registrar I want,
whenever I want but pay per transaction.

I prefer paying per transaction.  How do those who are intending to run
a registry feel?  Any compelling business reasons for either model?

Vince Wolodkin

Kent Crispin wrote:
> 
> Vince Wolodkin allegedly said:
> >
> > Under the shared model I have continually espoused, no registry would
> > hold ownership of a domain, there would be no need for transfers.  I
> > didn't see a billing model in place in the draft.
> >
> > Why do you assume flat fees rather that per action charges?  Did I miss
> > something in the draft?
> 
> Yes, that is a very interesting model, but it makes authentication
> of the end user a big deal -- there must be some *universally*
> accepted method of identification and authentication of the end
> user.  Far-fetched example: if I move to France, can I use my
> California Drivers License to change my DNS records?  And if I annoy
> one of the registrars, what's to prevent them from just changing my
> data a little?
> 
> In a model where, for a fee the registrar acts as the customers
> representative, there can be different identification methods, and
> you develop a business *relationship* with your registrar.  Now, that
> relationship can go sour, but that can happen in your model as well.
> 
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