Re: CORE Show Stopper

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

Jim and all,

  yes this is certianly a possibility.  Let's hope it does not occur.

Jim Fleming wrote:
> 
> I assume that you understand one of the potential
> CORE showstoppers...it will come from the lack
> coordination among companies that supposedly
> are working together...
> 
> the scenario is the following...let's say company
> XYX wants their name in .SHOP (or one of the
> CORE TLDs). They call one of the 90+ registrars
> and ask for XYZ.SHOP....the registrar pauses and
> checks and sees that the name is available...and
> quietly passes an e-mail to another registrar working
> with them to "grab the name"...THEN the first
> registrar tells the person on the phone..."Oh, I
> have checked and it looks like that name is
> taken...so sorry...would you like me to check into
> this ?"...the caller says "Yes..." and hangs up...
> 
> Then, the registrar calls the person from company
> XYZ back and says, "I have good news, that name
> was taken but for $5,000 I can get it transferred
> because the person that took it is willing to sell it
> and can select another name because they are
> just getting started...(total B.S. but the XYZ company
> does not know)...
> 
> If company wants the name bad enough, they
> pay the $5,000 and the two CORE registrars split
> the fee and no one knows that there was never a
> "real" third-party that grabbed the name...
> 
> This is a great scheme that the IAHC designed...
> and they have attracted some of the low-life of the
> registry industry...
> 
> Jim Fleming
> Unir Corporation
> IBC, Tortola, BVI

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