On Tue, Apr 03, 2007 at 10:55:38PM -0500, Joe Greco wrote: ...
What purpose does an identity check serve? How do you verify the identity? If a domain name is already registered, what value is there to the "identity" check? What identity are you verifying? The individual requesting the update? The company? What happens when you find yourself unable to navigate the County Clerk's office at 5:01PM to look up that fictitious name filing?
If you want to establish identities, the time to do that is at registration time - not crunch time.
Hello, my name is Joe Greco, I made a bad mistake registering the IP addresses of dns1.sol.net, dns2.sol.net, dns4.sol.net, and dnsz.sol.net, and I need you to change them to 216.218.130.2, 216.218.131.2, 216.218.132.2, and 216.218.132.2, respectively. I have deposited $100 to you via PayPal to cover the sudden-change fee.
Now YOU tell ME what purpose an identity check serves. ;-)
Yes, that's nice, except that Joe Greco isn't authorized to do that. We're not talking about a system operating in a vacuum here. There are already established mechanisms for guarding domains. We're talking about rapid update authorization. So go ahead and tell me exactly what you've done, beyond enriching a registrar $100. (Incidentally, since we're the reseller, you probably just sent us the $100, so by all means, send us beer money.) ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail spam(CNN) With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples.