The grace period is designed to give registrars the ability to cancel fraudulent
and mistaken registrations.  It is not designed to allow for the testing
of traffic figures on particular domain names, especially where no cost
is incurred by doing so.  It's abusive in the sense that it's an activity
that is not within the scope of the design of the registrar system.  I have
no problem with anyone making money from registering domain names.  I do
have a problem where the cost of that activity is being subsidising by other
registrants.  

If there were a cost associated with domain tasting (ie for those names
that are not retained), then it would cease to be an abuse.

Clear enough this time?

Jon

>-- Original Message --
>From: "Vic Cinc" <vicc&#167;cia.com.au>
>To: ".au DNS Discussion List" <dns&#167;dotau.org>
>Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:00:16 +1000
>Subject: Re: [DNS] Licence Period
>Reply-To: ".au DNS Discussion List" <dns&#167;dotau.org>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Jon Lawrence" <jon&#167;jonlawrence.com>
>To: ".au DNS Discussion List" <dns&#167;dotau.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 7:21 PM
>Subject: Re: [DNS] Licence Period
>
>
>> It's an abuse of the system.
>>
>> If someone wants to take the risk and register a name they think will

>> attract
>> traffic, I have no problem with that.
>>
>> Tasting however removes the risk as the domain can be deleted within
the
>> grace period at no cost if it doesn't have the desired level of traffic.
>
>you are not explaining yourself clearly. exactly how is finding out if
a
>
>domain
>has traffic and removing risk, an abuse of the system? surely thats a smart
>
>thing to do?
>
>do you buy a business without looking a the books? do you buy a painting
>
>without checking that its authentic?
>
>how is eliminating risk abusive?
>
>Vic
>
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