Re: [cobalt-users] Domain Registration (off subject a bit)

[Kris Dahl <krislists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I drove an 11-year-old Cadillac Coupe de Ville which cost me $2500.
> It's got 210,000 miles on it, and it runs fine with 87-octane gasoline.
> Most reasonably modern engines run fine on whatever fuel is in the tank
> when they're tuned up.

Not true!  In fact most engines nowadays require 89 or higher octane.  My
car (del Sol VTEC) is a particularly high revving engine (redlines 8250)
that seriously should never see less than 92 Octane (and it doesn't).  If I
put racing fuel or octane booster there is a big difference.  And different
types of gasoline have a huge effect on performance--even from gas station
to gas station and week to week.

I've done a lot of research into fuel and its affects on automobile
performance lately.  It is interesting what they experts say.  One of these
days I will put up a page with what I have learned.

>> FYI aireg is a OpenSRS reseller.  The unfortunate thing about OpenSRS is
>> that they too have a nasty little clause that pretty much gives them the
>> ability to take your domain if there is legal trouble.
> 
> Which clause is that?  I presume you're referring to the ICANN domain
> dispute policy, though I'm not sure.  As of now, every registrar is
> supposed to be adhering to that policy.  Which isn't?

The OpenSRS default policy (which may be required for all OpenSRS resellers,
because all the ones that I have seen have the same agreement, but don't
remember if it is or not) has a clause (#15).  Check out
http://www.aireg.com/agreement.html

> For example, we've got a customer who's been trying to fix a Network
> Solutions error for over two weeks now <frown>.  In the meantime the
> site's pointed to nameservers that don't exist and the contacts have an
> email address that doesn't exist because Network Solutions used an old
> record to update a domain when the owners changed <frown>.

I have been trying to get my NIC handle KD257 switched to my new
address/company.  I have even faxed them my drivers license and the whole
bit and yet I still can't get it changed.  Bogus.  I'm not a NetSol fan by
any means.

> So based on your post, do you have any suggestions for us?

Yes.  I would suggest setting up your own registration system and become an
OpenSRS reseller.  This will give you maximum flexibility at the best
possible price.  It will cost you a bit in man-hours but may be worth it.
Otherwise I would parter or co-op with another provider/consultant similar
to yourselves and pool the resources to make it happen.

-k