[Comment-Dnso] Re: Registrations FAQ -grossly incomplete

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

Rick and all,

  Too bad not all of the "FACTS" are in the FAQ.  But of course this is
typical and endemic of the ICANN and likely the DNSO a well.
And they call this competition?  ROFLMAO!  Only a fool would
consider this competition.  Seems like the disinformation mill is
in business again.

So if you want to get ripped off, register your domains at
http://www.register.com

Rick H. Wesson wrote:

> this is my first atempt at a FAQ for the new Testbed Registrars.
> remember, there will be problems with all this, it won't all
> work perfictly or as advertised, but it will....
>
> ** Whois **
> this is what i understand about how whois now works.
>
> whois.internic.net is NSI's whois database, it will be uneffected by
> registrations of ANY testbed registrar.
>
> whois.crsnic.net is the whois server that will refer you to the appropiate
> registrar's whois server. this whois server only understands questions
> about .com .net .org .edu domains and nameservers in the root.
>
> to find out about a domain first ask whois.crsnic.net
>
>   example% whois -h whois.crsnic.net
>   Whois Server Version 1.0
>
>    Domain Name: BRYANKERR.COM
>    Registrar: REGISTER.COM
>    Whois Server: whois.register.com
>    Referral URL: www.register.com
>    Name Server: DNS7.REGISTER.COM (209.67.50.33 )
>    Name Server: DNS8.REGISTER.COM (209.67.50.34 )
>    Updated Date: 02-jun-1999
>
>   The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU domains and
>   Registrars.
>
>   example% whois -h whois.register.com BRYANKERR.COM
>
>   No match for "BRYANKERR.COM".
>
>   Get your domain name at http://www.register.com
>
> well, its supposed to work =)
>
> ** Transfers **
>
> There isn't much registrars can do about this because it was negoated by
> DOC....
>
> To transfer from one registrar to another costs the registrar the same
> as a new domain (ie 2 year) the wholesale price of this is $18 paid by
> the registrar to the NSIRegistry, further more any time left on your
> previous registration or renewal is lost.
>
> Example:
>    You registrared a domain in april last year and want to transfer it to
>    a new registry.
>
>         1. You loose the 10 months left on your registration with the
>            previous registrar
>         2. Your new registrar has to pay like it was a new SLD
>            registration.
>    The ganing registrar is the one you send the transfer request to. in
>    tern the gaining registrar notifys the registry (NSIRegistry) and the
>    Registry notifys both the gaining and loosing registrars. The loosing
>    Registrar has 5 days to approve the transfer. if the 5 days expires the
>    transfer automaticly expires. It is upon the loosing registrar to ask
>    the transferee to confirm the transfer.
>
> this document is available at http://www.ar.com/servey/newreg-faq.html
>
> -rick

Regards,

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