Re: registrar charging $30,000 for "platinum" pre-registration

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Ben,

  Good points.  And very ture.  Tha allowance or lack of oversite
from within CORE to monitor their registrars regarding pre-registrations
is really previews of comming attractions as to how the MoU and
spicificaly the CORE-MoU/POC/PAB are able to manage their own
perposal.  You be the judge....

Benjamin_Azevedo@ibm.net wrote:
> 
> pat forrestal wrote:
> >
> > will this fee GUARANTEE registration?
> >
> > pat forrestal
> >
> ...
> ...
> 
> Indeed they can't guarantee as with multiple registars,
> nobody can guarantee first again all other matching
> names from other registars.
> 
> And here is another danger in this pre-registration,
> spacially using the standard fee:
> you are telling them your choice names and they
> do not give any warranty that you'll get the name.
> 
> They can possibly register it for themselves
> (or their friends) and you will only know this
> after registration.
> 
> And, remember, they don't tell you even if there IS
> already another order for the same registration,
> in this same registar !
> (They can allways tell their friends aked for it before)
> 
> It's not like current registration, that you can check
> and immediately make your registration, with a very
> short "risk period" and near zero risk of loosing your choice name.
> 
> So, if someone decides to take pre-registration,
> should be aware of those extra risks.
> 
> Benjamin S. Azevedo
> Brazil
> 
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >Arminda Dimayuga wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>if you don't believe me, point your browser to http://www.capital.net.au
> > > > >>and see for yourself.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>$30,000 (US) for "platinum paid pre-registration", meaning that if you
> > > > >>give them $30,000 (per domain name), they'll put your application near
> > > > >>the beginning of their que.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>What do you all think about this kind of practice?
> > > > >>
> > > > >>I personally don't think that should be allowed.  I think that every
> > > > >>registrar should be required to accept registration and pre-registration
> > > > >>applications in a fair manner (i.e., first-come, first-serve), for a
> > > > >>competitive price (e.g., $50).
> > > > >>
> > > > >>Arminda Dimayuga
> > > > >>
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> > > > >
> > >
> ...

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