[registrars] FW: [Outreach] Subject: RGP Phase II Advisory

[Elana Broitman]

trying again

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Bruce Beckwith [mailto:bbeckwith at pir.org] 
	Sent: Thu 10/23/2003 1:41 PM 
	To: Elana Broitman 
	Cc: 
	Subject: FW: [Outreach] Subject: RGP Phase II Advisory
	
	

	Elana,

	 

	Would you please post the following to the Registrar Constituency mailing list?

	 

	Though I would not normally request that you consider posting regular communication from PIR to registrars, in this case, this delay in our software implementation is based on the valued feedback we received from members of the Registrar Constituency who posted on the RC mailing list.

	 

	Thanks in advance.

	 

	Regards,

	
	Bruce

	 

	-----Original Message-----
	From: PIR Services 
	Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 1:17 PM
	To: outreach at lists.pir.org
	Subject: [Outreach] Subject: RGP Phase II Advisory

	 

	Dear Registrars,

	Please be advised that PIR is delaying the release of the Redemption Grace Period (RGP) Phase II automation process for the .ORG TLD, originally scheduled for on 25 October 2003.

	We have received feedback from our registrar customers in regard to RGP Phase II.  You have suggested a more efficient method to implement the automation of RGP Phase II, one which will better serve you, our registrars and your customers.  PIR has reviewed and incorporated your recommendations.  Based on your valuable feedback, PIR will enhance our software to more effectively meet our customers’ needs.  We will inform you shortly of the new RGP Phase II release date.

	As part of the originally scheduled outage, PIR was planning on conducting some database maintenance activities.  Those activities will still occur; therefore there will be a system outage between 15:00 and 19:00 UTC on 25 October 2003.  During this period, the shared registration system and contact preload system will be unavailable. Registering and manipulating domain names and other registry objects will not be possible but domains will continue to resolve normally.

	Also during this maintenance period, the WHOIS service will be interrupted between 15:00 and 17:00 UTC. 

	Please note that both .ORG OT&E Systems for EPP and RRP will remain functional during the maintenance and there will be no interruption to registrars performing the OT&E Tests.

	PIR appreciates the feedback and continued support from you, our valued registrar customers. 

	Regards, 

	Bruce Beckwith 
	VP, Operations 
	Public Interest Registry 
	bbeckwith at pir.org 
	"Serving the Public Interest"