Finally some sense.

So what you want to do is to abolish the need for a Stat. Dec. in the
transfer agreement, and replace it with a click-through/shrinkwrap style
agreement on an online form?

I'd agree to that, as long as they still have to tick a box and give a
reason for the transfer, so that if it is a bogus transfer of registrant,
the original registrant still has a way to get the registrant transfer
reviewed and reversed.

I think the domains should be able to be locked like the TLD's to prevent
domain theft, maybe with the new registry contract coming up this could be
added as a technical extra (Just a suggestion).

-Sean.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dns-bounces+sean.finn=ozservers.com.au§dotau.org [mailto:dns-
> bounces+sean.finn=ozservers.com.au§dotau.org] On Behalf Of Bennett Oprysa
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 10:47 AM
> To: .au DNS Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [DNS] Time for the rules to
> changeregardingtransferringdomainname licences
> 
> As I have said, the current process for registrant transfers is far to
> complex and difficult. The time it takes from when someone first
> contacts us about it to when the whole thing is completed ranges from 2
> days to 2 weeks. The specific paperwork required is for whatever reason
> too complicated for people to complete without a lot of hand holding and
> re-tries. I have just recently increased the fees we charge for a
> registrant transfer for .au because of how much of my staff's time they
> take. This cost is obviously paid by the domain owner, as well as the
> other costs they incur in filing in the correct forms etc.
> 
> And just to really put this crap about registars being in it just for
> the money to bed, I do not make a single cent when someone transfers a
> gtld to another owner, it is a simple and automated process. That is
> what I want to see in .au, ie I am actually asking to go from a model
> where I do make some money from transfers to a model where I don't.
> 
> Yes, the freeing up of the transfer rules will almost certainly mean
> more domain sales, so yes, I will make more money in that way, but as we
> have established, I am actually allowed to make money.
> 
> The accusation has been that the ONLY reason we would want these changes
> is to make more money, well, I have given you a perfectly good reason
> why the changes would also benefit domain owners.
> 
> 
> Bennett.
> 
> 
> 
> Sean Finn wrote:
> 
> > If you can successfully answer this question, then you justify your
> lining
> > of your pockets with gold and may continue to do so.
> >
> > Making money isn't a bad thing, but my question still remains.
> >
> > How will changing the rules regarding transferring of domain name
> licenses
> > benefit the users of .au?
> >
> > Any explicit examples of what is wrong with the current method of domain
> > transfer to a new owner should be discussed as well. (I'm not an expert
> on
> > it, but I have done three or four).
> >
> > I'm trying to be practical and non biased with this question.
> >
> > -Sean.
> >
> >
> >
> >>Sean Finn [sean.finn§ozservers.com.au] wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>How does this benefit the users of .au., not the providers of .au ?
> >>
> >>this just highlights the flaw in the current board system. everytime the
> >>registrars make a suggestion on how to improve the name space we
> >>get accused of "lining our pockets with gold".
> >>
> >>yet there is nobody on the "demand" side of the board that will stick up
> >>for
> >>commercial interests, its basically left up to registrars to defend the
> >>real
> >>users of the name space. and registrars of course cant make any
> suggestion
> >>because
> >>we would be "lining our pockets with gold".
> >>
> >>Vic
> >
> >
> >
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