Re: Cheap Domain Registrations

All,

I can't speak for all registrars, but the shared registry sytem database is
updated directly from our client, meaning, if you were to register with us
you would not be able to register the same name again through any registrar
who is on the shared regisrty (at NSI). If some registrar is holding domains
in a database somewhere, then the data (domain names) *could* be out of
date. I do not know of anyone who opperates that way though. I do not know
the ICANN rules ver batim, but I am sure there are rules surrounding how the
are to be held so as to avoid conflicts such as this.


----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Lanxner <klanxner(at)home.com>
To: <jacquelin.hooker(at)ss.ps.ge.com>
Cc: <whizkid(at)bigfoot.com>; <hwg-business(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 13:31
Subject: RE: Cheap Domain Registrations


> On 2/3/00 at 10:33 AM, jacquelin.hooker(at)ss.ps.ge.com wrote:
>
> > You are missing the point.  ICANN holds the InterNic database, which is
the
> > ONLY database or possible domain names for registration.  All of the
> > registration sites that you go to are registered with ICANN so that they
can
> > provide the option to register domain names on their site.  They DO NOT
have
> > a different database.
>
> ICANN holds the only *official* database, but some registrars have their
own
> database -- almost always out of date that they use when you first request
a
> domain name. Then you make the application, then they consult the ICANN
> database, and then 2 weeks later you find out that your name was already
taken.
>
> I know of many cases where this has happened, perhaps another reason not
to deal
> with registrars that don't quite have their act together.
>
> Many, many users are not savvy enough to do a whois and even the whois
database
> is often several weeks behind.
>
> **OT** Are you aware that your mail is being out with URGENT priority.
Your
> message is interesting and helpful, but I am not sure if it is truly
urgent. :-)
>
> Ken
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>

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