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An examination of the Registry/Registrar/Registrant Relationship in the CO.ZA Zone. Calvin Browne

An examination of the Registry/Registrar/Registrant Relationship in the CO.ZA Zone. Calvin Browne UniForum SA CO.ZA Registry. CO.ZA Registry/Registrar/Registrant. What is a Registry What is a Registrar What is a Registrant Examine mistakes What we do right How you might want to do it

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An examination of the Registry/Registrar/Registrant Relationship in the CO.ZA Zone. Calvin Browne

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  1. An examination of the Registry/Registrar/Registrant Relationship in the CO.ZA Zone. Calvin Browne UniForum SA CO.ZA Registry

  2. CO.ZA Registry/Registrar/Registrant • What is a Registry • What is a Registrar • What is a Registrant • Examine mistakes • What we do right • How you might want to do it • Conclusion

  3. A bit about CO.ZA • As at July 2005: • 190000 Registrations (Medium sized?) • Been the Registry since 1995 • Inherited ~400 registrations • Non-profit • Has been (and still is) responsible for policy • Is a delegated sub-zone of .ZA

  4. What is a Registry? • Publishes a zone • Publisher of 'whois' • Is a natural monopoly

  5. What can a Registry be? • Can be a Registrar • Can do DRP • Can do ISP stuff • Can do lots of stuff is should maybe not

  6. What is a Registrar? • Interfaces with a Registry/many Registries. • Interfaces with a Registrant/many Registrants.

  7. What can a Registrar be? • Registry. • Value added provider. • ISP • Web hosting • Multiple registries • etc etc

  8. What is a Registrant? • Person (natural or legal) who is listed as the Registrant in 'whois' • Person (natural or legal) who can compel domain resolution service from registry

  9. In CO.ZA, no Registrar Accreditation • only technical constraints • keeps entry level low • increases competition • consumer (registrant) less protected • Registrar acts as agent for Registrant • direct legal relationship between the Registry and Registrant

  10. In CO.ZA, registration before payment • makes cyber-squatting less expensive • allows 'fly by night' registrars • affects income and creates admin • allows 'anonymous' registrations • Don't try this at home • either get payment upfront • or have accounts/credit control

  11. In CO.ZA (ZA) no DRP • This is bad in a slow legal system (and most are) • Have had a DRP on my desk since 2001 – legislative process meant introduction problematic • Leads to litigation

  12. In CO.ZA no published API • makes interaction with Registry less certain • simple e-mail interface • published API makes life simpler

  13. In CO.ZA we do • Redemption Grace Period (ie suspend before deletion) • Have a good set of terms and conditions • Fast and efficient • Try and learn from other registries

  14. Conclusion • My advice – API • There is no absolutely right or wrong way • Be responsive to community (but keep stuff stable)

  15. Questions?

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