Re: [gnso-irtp-b-jun09] EAC Abuse

["Michele Neylon :: Blacknight" <michele@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 3 May 2011, at 13:59, James M. Bladel wrote:

> Per our discussion, I am concerned about the potential for registrars to 
> abuse the EAC for non-emergency issues, or to claim EAC messages did not 
> receive a timely response.  This latter scenario would put the Registry in 
> the position of evaluating conflicting registrar claims before executing a 
> transfer undo.
> 
> Therefore, I believe we need an "objective observer" to the EAC exchange.  I 
> promise I'm not seeking to over-complicate this mechanism, but if both 
> registrars simply copied or emailed the Registry support address when 
> initiating or responding to an EAC request, then this would close that 
> loophole.
> 
> I spoke briefly with Barbara, and while we both recognize that this is an 
> extra step in the process, it would effectively remove the need for the 
> Registry to determine which party was telling the truth.
> 
> For our "Phase II" strategy, we should recommend that this function be added 
> to RADAR (or a separate EAC.ICANN.ORG system be deployed).  The basic 
> functionality would be that registrars log in to send or respond to an EAC, 
> with both transactions copying ICANN and the Registry and being timestamped.  
> But it is not practical to expect this at the outset.
> 
> 
> Thanks--
> 
> J.
> 

I agree



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