[nc-transfer] WLS/deletes: Redemption / inadvertent loss

[Thomas Roessler <roessler@does-not-exist.org>]

The inadvertent loss of domain names is one issue which occurred  
frequently throughout the discussions.

With respect to WLS, it was argued by many participants that the  
very existence of that kind of service would compel current domain  
name holders into trying to purchase a WLS subscription for their  
own domain names, thus leading to increased cost to current domain  
name holders, and to intellectual property owners.  There were  
basically two WLS-centric solution approaches for this: (1)  
Registrants could be allowed to forbid the placement of WLS  
subscriptions on their domain names (Rick Wesson), (2) WLS  
subscriptions could be restricted to domain names which are about to 
expire within less than 1 year (Bret Fausett).

More generally, it was pointed out that valuable domain names would  
be lost even with the current system, where various services compete 
for expired/deleted domain names.  Generic solutions to the problem  
of inverted domain name loss include the redemption grace period  
currently under discussion (which would be a registry-based  
approach), and alternative billing models on the registrars' side,  
as suggested by Elisabeth Porteneuve in her recent posting.

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Thomas Roessler                          http://log.does-not-exist.org/