[gnso-pednr-dt] To start a bit of discussion...

[Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

... about the questions that we are supposed to be addressing, I am 
appending here a summary/extract of some terms that I found on a 
reseller's web site.
Aside from the details that are obvious, I also make a few 
observations at the end which may not be as clear.
To be open about it, this is not a random reseller, but one that I 
have dealt with a number of times and to the extent that I have 
needed registrar/reseller services, they have been reasonably 
responsive, so I have no particular axe to grind. To their credit, 
their registration agreement is easy to find, a situation I found is 
often not the case with resellers (as I found out when I started 
looking for examples).
The reseller web site gives no indication of who they are a reseller 
for, gives no paper mailing address and no telephone number - or at 
least none I could readily locate.
Since I am not trying to attach a particular reseller not their 
registrar (registrars actually, since they have two that I am aware 
of), I have not included those details. I can do that if the group 
generally agrees, but for the moment, I have sent those details to 
Marika who, if asked, can critique my powers of summarization.
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Reseller may revise terms conditions and services provided and all 
such changes are binding. Changes are effective immediate or on 
notification by e-mail. Registrant agrees to review the resellers web 
site and agreement periodically to be aware of revisions.
Registrant is responsible for remembering when registrations expire. 
As a convenience but not as a binding agreement, reseller MAY send an 
e-mail message when renewal fees are due.
Renewal after registration is $5 more if "name has not been deleted 
from reseller's registration database".
After expiration and before registry deletion domain name may be 
pointed at a parking page or a search engine with advertisements and 
the reseller may leave the WHOIS information intact, or may change it.
Reseller may or may not choose to participate in any post-expiration 
domain name renewal/redemption. If they do chose to provide such a 
service, there will be additional fees that reseller will determine.
Registrant agrees that expired domain names may be made available to 
be registered or re-registered to any party at any time.
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AG Comments:

- Agreement/services may change with no notice at any time.
- May send one reminder. Or not.
- $5 fee statement is in apparent conflict with "fee to be determined".
- Last statement about "registering or re-registering" to any party 
at any time is a confusing use of term register/re-register and seems 
to be in conflict with the earlier expression "deleted from the 
reseller's registration database".
- I have had one domain with them expire (deliberately) and true to 
their semi-commitment, they sent out 1 notice about 15 days before 
expiration. This was a few years ago.
Alan