below you say they will turn off dns if you change your dns
provider. yeah, they don't need to run dns for you anymore..... change
your dns. and then transfer it away while you aren't reliant on them. if
not, just threaten them with a law suit :) no one likes bad publicity.
rm.
On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Erik Aronesty wrote:
> Dear OpenSRS,
>
> I want to change to OpenSRS for all my domains - but Register.Com
> has threatened to shut us down if we initiate the request. I sent a
> message to ICANN, but they ignored it.
>
> We have our DNS on their servers, and Register.com will
> immediately terminate our DNS services if
>
> a) you attempt to initiate a change of registrars or
> b) you attempt to initiate a change of DNS providers
>
> I don't see any way we can change to OpenSRS without all of our sites
> (about 200 of them) going down for weeks while the transfer is going on.
>
> ICANN should, have a clear, specific policy requiring that the registrar
> "unbundle" all secondary domain services during a transfer.
>
> - Erik
>
> P.S. See the message below to the ICANN people
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erik Aronesty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2000 11:01 AM
> Subject: register.com's dns policies
>
>
> > I'd like to bring your attention to the abusive policies of one of the
> > largest registrars, register.com.
> >
> > Register.com engages in a technically insidious practice designed to
> > frighten people into keeping their domains at register.com. They have
> been
> > secretly violating their ICANN agreement (sections II.D.1.b and II.D.2.v).
> > The fact that nothing has been done about this seems to imply that wither
> a)
> > ICANN does not have the resources to track industry practice of its
> largest
> > registrars, or b) ICANN is not serious about competitiveness in the
> > industry.
> >
> > ** Register.Com shuts your domain name down for weeks if you try to change
> > away from them**
> >
> > Here's how they do this:
> >
> > Register.com offers free DNS services to people who register their domains
> > with them. 90% of their substantial customer base take advantage of this
> > service. This seems harmless at first.
> >
> > What they do NOT tell you as part of your registration agreement (or
> > anywhere in print), is that Register.com will immediately terminate your
> DNS
> > services if
> >
> > a) you attempt to initiate a change of registrars or
> > b) you attempt to initiate a change of DNS providers
> >
> > Register.Com supervisors have told us that they will not assist us, even
> if
> > we pay them extra to keep our services online during a transfer.
> >
> > This policy has simply and effectively has prevented us from changing
> > registrars (at a savings of about $1000), and I felt that ICANN was the
> only
> > place we could turn to for help.
> >
> > Please let me know what can be done.
> >
> > - Erik Aronesty
> > President
> > Prime Data Corp.
> >
> >
>
>
