Domain shut downs by Registrar?

Jeffrey Lyon jeffrey.lyon at blacklotus.net
Fri Dec 3 15:22:23 UTC 2010


I'm not asking them to evade court orders, but rather keep their face
out of my business unless absolutely required. Other major registrars
seem to have a major issue with this.

Jeff

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 10:17 AM, John Levine <johnl at iecc.com> wrote:
>>We use OpenSRS and never have these issues. Many of the other major
>>registrars will freeze domains for whatever reason they choose.
>>OpenSRS basically fulfills their duties to ICANN and leaves it alone
>>at that. The only domain I have ever seen them get involved with was
>>along time ago when someone stole a domain from Network Solutions
>>using fraudulent paperwork and then managed to transfer it out.
>
> I am also happy with OpenSRS, but I think it is fair to assume that
> since they are incorporated in Pennsylvania, they would comply with
> orders from a US court.
>
> We do remember, don't we, that the domain that started this discussion
> were shut down by Verisign, the registry, not a registrar?
>
> R's,
> John
>



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