[ga] [ncdnhc-discuss] Re: WLS proposal

[J-F C. (Jefsey) Morfin]

On 05:17 18/06/02, James Love said:
>John Berryhill wrote:
>>...which makes the point of the WLS what, exactly?  If the point was to
>>allow "average registrants" to register expiring domain names (although I am
>>still in search of the average registrant), then you have effectively thrown
>>those "average registrants" to the mercy of (a) a newly-empowered registrant
>>of a domain name she thought he was just going to allow to lapse, and will
>>now simply renew for the mere fact that someone else out there wants it, or
>>(b) a pool of bidders sitting on the WLS for that name.
>
>        I don't care about "average registrants" seeking to register the 
> domain, but it does make sense to create a system that (a) protects the 
> original domain holder if a mistake was made, (b) does't require people 
> to speed dial to "win" the expired domains, and doesn't have the .com and 
> .net registry/registrars operators create expensive services that are 
> designed to capture the "rent" from the names.  If there is going to be a 
> bidding system going on, they can bid directly with the old domain 
> holder, rather than with the registrars.  Giving domains to those who are 
> good at "being first" when domains expire seems a bit weird to me, given 
> how people have discribed the this in practice.  A brief period to 
> express interest followed by a lottery allows people to get a good 
> night's sleep.

Well... I found a way to make a living: as soon as some name is avalaible, 
I ask for it. If I win I auction it. May be fun. IMHO this is only one of 
the ACPA thousand absurd consequences. Kill the ACPA, open the root, or 
wait for conerted root and all this will fade away.
jfc