Domain Tasting Comments
To: ICANN Re: Domain tasting comments This email is in response to the request for comments regarding "Domain Tasting" where a registrar looks for domain inquiries and temporarily (5 days) registers the domain on their behalf to see if the domain incurs enough traffic to sustain the registration. There are a few major reasons why this practice should be restricted and prohibited: - The 5-day add grace period locks the domain to a particular registrar during that time; thus hindering competition; - Adds to consumer confusion - consumers believe their domain has been registered and "stolen"; - Solely benefits the registrar - considers outsiders to be a source of revenue and nothing else. Although the initial report indicates only a few registars are currently performing 'domain tasting', keeping this rule with cause the proliferation of this practice. Adding a fee for initial domain registration and deletion; or prohibiting this practice, should close this loophole and prevent registrars from performing this action. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Dave Drager dave.drager@xxxxxxxxxxx Coatesville, PA, USA 484.354.0488 |