Registrar Advisory Concerning Inappropriate Lending
of Registry Access Based on recent communications with registrars,
it has become apparent that some ICANN-accredited registrars may be inappropriately
lending their access to registries to third-party proxies. If not appropriately conducted,
providing registry access to third parties can violate registrars' agreements with
ICANN and jeopardize their continued accreditation. While registrars are permitted
to enter into reseller arrangements with agents that assist them in providing service
to customers, registrars are not permitted otherwise to lend access to their connections
directly to entities that are not accredited registrars.
Etc etc - see http://www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-12feb02.htm