[registrars] Draft Standardised Form of Authorisation for Transfers

[Jim Archer]

By the time ICANN is done, will there be any aspect of the registrar 
business that we will be able to decide how to handle for ourselves?


--On Wednesday, September 03, 2003 3:33 PM +1000 Bruce Tonkin 
<Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au> wrote:

>
> Hello All,
>
> The following Recommendations in the transfers policy relate to a
> standardised form of authorisation.
>
> Recommendation 8 (requirement for gaining registrar)
> Recommendation 11 (requirement for losing registrar)
> Recommendation 17 (language of authorisation)
> Recommendation 18 (form must be useable in paper, fax, web, email)
> Recommendation 19 (physical process for authorisation)
> Recommendation 20 (record keeping)
> Recommendation 22 (record keeping) Recommendation 23 (record keeping).
>
> The Transfers Assistance Group to the ICANN staff have requested that I
> seek input on a Standardized Form of Authorisation.  See Elana's earlier
> posting:
> http://www.gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/registrars/msg00157.htm
> l
>
>
> Below is a draft standardised form of authorisation for use BEFORE a
> transfer is initiated by sending a command to the registry. It is
> derived from that used in the .au domain.  I look forward to feedback
> from registrars either on the list or privately if you wish.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
>
>
> ************************************************************************
> **************
> STANDARDIZED FORM OF AUTHORIZATION
> DOMAIN NAME TRANSFER - REQUEST FOR CONFIRMATION
>
> An English version of this message is contained below.
>
> <INSERT TRANSLATION OF ENGLISH VERSION IN PREFERRED LANGUAGE OF THE
> REGISTRANT IF KNOWN>
>
> ENGLISH VERSION
>
> Attention: <insert Registrant or Administrative Contact of Record as
> listed in the WHOIS>
>
> Re: Transfer of <insert domain name>
>
> The current registrar of record for this domain name is <insert name of
> losing registrar>.
>
> We have received a request from <insert name of person/entity requesting
> transfer> for us to become the new registrar of record.
>
> You have received this message because you are listed as the registrant
> or administrative contact for this domain name in the WHOIS database
> <insert URL of relevant WHOIS service>.
>
> Please read the following important information about transferring your
> domain name:
>
> * You must agree to enter into a new Registration Agreement with us. You
> can review the
> full terms and conditions of the Agreement at <insert URL of new terms
> and conditions>
> * Once you have entered into the Agreement, the transfer will take place
> within five (5) calendar days.
> * The new expiry date for your domain will be <insert new expiry date>
>
> If you wish to proceed with the transfer, please email us <insert
> gaining registrar contact details> with the following message:
>
> "I confirm that I have read the Domain Name Transfer - Request for
> Confirmation Message.
>
> I confirm that I wish to proceed with the transfer of <insert domain
> name> from <insert name of losing registrar> to <insert name of gaining
> registrar>."
>
>
> Or alternatively please go to our website ,insert URL of confirmation
> webpage> to confirm
> [Note: website to contain text as above, with the option to confirm or
> deny the transfer]
>
> Or alternatively please print out a copy of this message and send a
> signed copy to <insert gaining registrar fax or postal address details>
>
> [Note: A registrar is free to use one or all of the alternatives (email,
> web, post, fax) above depending on their business processes]
>
>