You have totally lost me Bruce Your suggesting 1 month registrations?  Is
that right?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin&#167;melbourneit.com.au>
To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 4:12 PM
Subject: RE: [DNS] Transfer of Registrar of Record


> In protocol terms between the registry and the registrar it is quite
simple.
>
> For renewal through the existing registrar (ie renewal of current domain
> name licence), use the <renew> command.
>
> For transfer and renewal for a new domain name licence from a new
registrar,
> use the <transfer> command.  The registrant will also need to agree to a
new
> set of terms and conditions for the licence period (for example a new
> registrar may include free web hosting as part of the new domain name
> licence, and may charge more than the previous registrar).
>
> The charge for both these commands by the registry to the registrar is the
> same.
>
> As David points out, the normal point when people shop around is when
their
> current service contract is up for renewal.  This is not rocket science,
> that is how all other service contracts operate.
>
> The only outstanding issue is whether a registrant can enter into a
shorter
> service contract than 2 years.  I think that the minimum period should at
> least be 6 months, and preferably 1 month. The names panel chose to fix
the
> period at 2 years, but I think this should be reviewed in the context of
> offering more choice, and making it easier to try out a new supplier
before
> paying up front for 2 years.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Keegel [mailto:djk&#167;cyber.com.au]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 3:58 PM
> > To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
> > Subject: Re: [DNS] Transfer of Registrar of Record
> >
> >
> > ] > If I renew domain X.com.au for two years with registrar Y, and one
> > ] > month later want to transfer to registrar Z, does that
> > mean registrar Z
> > ] > is expected to accept all the responsiblities of being
> > the registrar
> > ] > for X.com.au for 23 months with no payment?
> > ]
> > ] Not at all.. there can be a charge for transfers, but only
> > if there is no
> > ] added registrations period to the domain name. Then the
> > above would not
> > ] happen.
> >
> > Then what about people who transfer around renewal time?
> > (Personally as a consumer, that's when I would be shopping around
> > for registrars/resellers.)
> >
> > If registrants have to pay extra (a transfer fee) to renew through
> > a different registrar, wouldn't that reduce competition?
> >
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