ICANN Terminates RegisterFly.com

seanmccann · 03-16-2007, 10:48 PM

CANN today issued a formal notice of termination of RegisterFly.com's Registration Accreditation Agreement (RAA).

ICANN has issued a letter to RegisterFly [PDF, 902K] indicating that it will cease operating as an ICANN-Accredited Registrar on March 31, 2007. Under the terms of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), ICANN must provide 15 days written notice to RegisterFly of its intention to terminate.

Effective immediately ICANN has terminated RegisterFly's right to use the ICANN Accredited Registrar logo on its website.

Between now and 31 March RegisterFly is required to unlock and provide all necessary Authinfo codes to allow domain name transfers to occur. Any and all registrants wishing to transfer away from RegisterFly during this period should be allowed to do so efficiently and expeditiously.

"Terminating accreditation is the strongest measure ICANN is able to take against RegisterFly under its powers," Dr. Paul Twomey, President and CEO of ICANN said today.

"ICANN has been frustrated and distressed by recent management confusion inside RegisterFly," Dr. Twomey, President said. "I completely understand the greater frustration and enormous difficulty that this has created for registrants."

When the Agreement is terminated, ICANN can approve a bulk transfer of all current RegisterFly domain names to another ICANN accredited Registrar.

"Of course, RegisterFly does not have to wait till then. They can request ICANN to approve a bulk transfer immediately. I call on RegisterFly to act in the interests of registrants and seek such a transfer from us straight away," Dr. Twomey said.

ICANN intends to hold a forum to discuss the reform of the Accreditation policy and process at its Lisbon meeting in a week's time*.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/305991-icann-terminates-registerfly-com.html

A set of questions and points to inform the discussion will be made public prior to the Lisbon meeting.

* The Lisbon meeting is one of three meetings held a year by ICANN to meet with global stakeholders. It will take place from 26-30 March 2007

found here: http://icann.org/announcements/annou...-2-16mar07.htm

**Dave Zan** · 03-17-2007, 02:19 AM

What's going to happen between now and then, and after March 31, is going
to be interesting.

Real shame. They had such a rosy future before, but I'm not shedding tears.

JBebbington · 03-17-2007, 02:25 AM

I don't have the money to transfer out the 30 domains I have there, but an interesting read, and a long time coming.

bluemouse2 · 03-17-2007, 03:09 AM

that's the news of the day

JBebbington · 03-17-2007, 04:00 AM

I just came across a rather humourous section of the About Us page on the RF website.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=305991

It Reads:
...We are not a "one man" shop (like many domain registrars and resellers) or a "here today gone tomorrow" business, we have invested substantially in positioning Registerfly.com as a global industry leader...

Methinks it should read more like this:
...We are not a (Ruined by) "one man" shop (like no other large domain registrar), we are a "here today gone 31st March 2007" business. We have invested substantially in (holidays, botox, and many other luxuries for our management) positioning Registerfly.com as a globally ridiculed industry loser...

Keynes · 03-17-2007, 05:41 AM

Byebye registerfly

webcom · 03-17-2007, 07:27 AM

From the PDF file:

"ICANN may approve a bulk transfer of all current RegisterFly domain names to an ICANN-Accredited Registrar if ICANN deems doing so will promote the community interests."

Why may and not will?
And why if?

Mike · 03-17-2007, 08:15 AM

It was something that's been a long time coming.
My question is though, what about all the people that have bulk domains at RF, have their budgets laid out to renew their domains upon expiration and find themselves in a situation where they cannot afford to bulk transfer out from RF?! Shouldn't some level of financial protection be in place for these domainers, after all it's not the investors fault that RF couldn't comply with ICANN regulations. Potentially endangering their domain investments is below moral/ethical business standards.

sdsinc · 03-17-2007, 09:01 AM

icann finally doing something right...

iNod · 03-17-2007, 09:13 AM

In order for ICANN to transfer, somebody has to pay them.. Of course they won't do it for free.. God who would do such a thing for free out of the kindness of there own hearts.. Instead they want there clients to do all the work and pay them so they still make money..

Also is RegisterFly is reading this.. I will buy your site from you for $10...

- Steve

stscac · 03-17-2007, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by iNod

Also is RegisterFly is reading this.. I will buy your site from you for $10...

- Steve

$10.15 here

-Steve

owntype · 03-17-2007, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by stscac

$10.15 here

-Steve

$50 offer here, for the domain ONLY.

Tippy · 03-17-2007, 10:04 AM

I dont see why a registrar wouldnt step forward and offer to take over the names at no cost, kinda like what eNom did, keeping the current expiry date as is. Figure the good publicity this registrar would get and I dont see why it wouldnt be possible as far as doable is concerned. Plus if they gained new clients all the better for them...

So the ? is which registrar will step forward, eNom, GoDaddy, NameCheap... etc... are you listening.

Mike · 03-17-2007, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Tippy

I dont see why a registrar wouldnt step forward and offer to take over the names at no cost, kinda like what eNom did, keeping the current expiry date as is. Figure the good publicity this registrar would get and I dont see why it wouldnt be possible as far as doable is concerned. Plus if they gained new clients all the better for them...
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=305991

So the ? is which registrar will step forward, eNom, GoDaddy, NameCheap... etc... are you listening.

I'm having my hopes up high for Moniker to save the day, NameCheap would be my second registrar of choice. GD has shown too many questionable practices lately. eNom certifiably sucks.... yeah, Moniker for the win.

LeDomain · 03-17-2007, 10:35 AM

I am sure a lot of folks have their money tied up at Regfly for renewals, including myself. Its a good chunk of my yearly budget.

Any thoughts on how we all can get our money out of Regfly..?

iNod · 03-17-2007, 10:38 AM

I am almost 100% sure there is somebody talking to ICANN about it.. Will they release anything until it actually happens. No.. Maybe it is GD or Moniker or who ever.. I don't care just take my names away from RD

- Steve

stscac · 03-17-2007, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by iNod

I am almost 100% sure there is somebody talking to ICANN about it.. Will they release anything until it actually happens. No.. Maybe it is GD or Moniker or who ever.. I don't care just take my names away from RD

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=305991

- Steve

Moniker would be awesome!

-Steve

Mike · 03-17-2007, 11:03 AM

Well,...let's try this: http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/306153-who-should-save-day-registerflys-loss.html

Poll the one that should save the day....

kektex · 03-17-2007, 11:10 AM

Yep,I would love Moniker or Namecheap to step up to the challenge.
I wouldn´t be surprised if something like this happens.I just hope it´s not GD.

Anyone knows what happens if I decide not to move some of my domains away from RF?
Will they just get deleted? Can a registrar keep operating without ICANN acreditation?

RickM · 03-17-2007, 12:55 PM

GD would be ideal...why? Because of their low prices. They are a low price registrar, people just dont like the fact that they dont include the .25c ICANN fees in their domains.

Moniker is a bad idea for RegFly customers due to their high buy-in rates (remember, RegFly customers are there for one reason....low costs!)

AdoptableDomains · 03-17-2007, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by LeDomain

I am sure a lot of folks have their money tied up at Regfly for renewals, including myself. Its a good chunk of my yearly budget.

Any thoughts on how we all can get our money out of Regfly..?

If you have a balance, I'd look for something to register quickly. ICANN can protect a registered name. You might have to fight for an unused balance in bankruptcy court. You won't be able to transfer for 60 days, but at least when the database gets moved you have something somewhere.

Originally Posted by Tippy

So the ? is which registrar will step forward, eNom, GoDaddy, NameCheap... etc... are you listening.

Here's a scary thought.

What if it's tucows with a separate login for each domain, or NSI who hopes to get $25 for renewals, or a registrar in some country without an English interface like you sometimes get with Pool catches.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=305991

traderonline · 03-18-2007, 04:06 AM

finally we have to say Good bye to Registerfly

-bond- · 03-18-2007, 04:12 AM

Welcome to Registerfly !
RegFly has been ****ed !
http://m1.freeshare.us/view/?129fs2273424.gif

Jorge BR · 03-18-2007, 05:15 PM

My problem now is that RegisterFly is not providing the authorization codes. So my attempt to transfer my names to GoDaddy have failed. Of course, RegisterFly is not responding to any emails or calls. What can I do about this authorization code thing?

AdoptableDomains · 03-18-2007, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by Jorge BR

RegisterFly is not responding to any emails or calls.

Unfortunately, this is really nothing new.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=305991

In case they don't do anything, I would log in and take screen captures of everything I could to prove ownership, expiration dates, domains listed, account balances, support ticket requests, etc.

03-16-2007, 10:48 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
seanmccann NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada Posts: 393	ICANN Terminates RegisterFly.com CANN today issued a formal notice of termination of RegisterFly.com's Registration Accreditation Agreement (RAA). ICANN has issued a letter to RegisterFly [PDF, 902K] indicating that it will cease operating as an ICANN-Accredited Registrar on March 31, 2007. Under the terms of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), ICANN must provide 15 days written notice to RegisterFly of its intention to terminate. Effective immediately ICANN has terminated RegisterFly's right to use the ICANN Accredited Registrar logo on its website. Between now and 31 March RegisterFly is required to unlock and provide all necessary Authinfo codes to allow domain name transfers to occur. Any and all registrants wishing to transfer away from RegisterFly during this period should be allowed to do so efficiently and expeditiously. "Terminating accreditation is the strongest measure ICANN is able to take against RegisterFly under its powers," Dr. Paul Twomey, President and CEO of ICANN said today. "ICANN has been frustrated and distressed by recent management confusion inside RegisterFly," Dr. Twomey, President said. "I completely understand the greater frustration and enormous difficulty that this has created for registrants." When the Agreement is terminated, ICANN can approve a bulk transfer of all current RegisterFly domain names to another ICANN accredited Registrar. "Of course, RegisterFly does not have to wait till then. They can request ICANN to approve a bulk transfer immediately. I call on RegisterFly to act in the interests of registrants and seek such a transfer from us straight away," Dr. Twomey said. ICANN intends to hold a forum to discuss the reform of the Accreditation policy and process at its Lisbon meeting in a week's time. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/305991-icann-terminates-registerfly-com.html A set of questions and points to inform the discussion will be made public prior to the Lisbon meeting. The Lisbon meeting is one of three meetings held a year by ICANN to meet with global stakeholders. It will take place from 26-30 March 2007 found here: http://icann.org/announcements/annou...-2-16mar07.htm

03-17-2007, 02:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dave Zan Electrifying Guy Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4,827 Follow @DaveZan	What's going to happen between now and then, and after March 31, is going to be interesting. Real shame. They had such a rosy future before, but I'm not shedding tears. __________________ *Vidi, Vici, Veni!* Follow My Tweets \| Check My Blog

03-17-2007, 07:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
webcom Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,305	From the PDF file: "ICANN may approve a bulk transfer of all current RegisterFly domain names to an ICANN-Accredited Registrar if ICANN deems doing so will promote the community interests." Why may and not will? And why if? Last edited by webcom; 03-17-2007 at 07:38 AM.

03-17-2007, 09:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
sdsinc Domains my Dominion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Web 1.0 Posts: 9,963	icann finally doing something right... __________________ NameNewsletter.com - free lists of available domain names ZoneFiles.net (beta) - ccTLD and gTLD droplists

03-17-2007, 09:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
iNod Eating Pie Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,267	In order for ICANN to transfer, somebody has to pay them.. Of course they won't do it for free.. God who would do such a thing for free out of the kindness of there own hearts.. Instead they want there clients to do all the work and pay them so they still make money.. Also is RegisterFly is reading this.. I will buy your site from you for $10... - Steve __________________ I feel old.

03-17-2007, 02:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
JBebbington NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 634	I don't have the money to transfer out the 30 domains I have there, but an interesting read, and a long time coming.

03-17-2007, 03:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
bluemouse2 NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 823	that's the news of the day

03-17-2007, 04:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
JBebbington NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 634	I just came across a rather humourous section of the About Us page on the RF website. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=305991 It Reads: ...We are not a "one man" shop (like many domain registrars and resellers) or a "here today gone tomorrow" business, we have invested substantially in positioning Registerfly.com as a global industry leader... Methinks it should read more like this: ...We are not a (Ruined by) "one man" shop (like no other large domain registrar), we are a "here today gone 31st March 2007" business. We have invested substantially in (holidays, botox, and many other luxuries for our management) positioning Registerfly.com as a globally ridiculed industry loser...

03-17-2007, 05:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
Keynes Powered by Linux! Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,439	Byebye registerfly

03-17-2007, 08:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mike NamePros Expert Join Date: May 2005 Location: www.chrome.us Posts: 5,184	It was something that's been a long time coming. My question is though, what about all the people that have bulk domains at RF, have their budgets laid out to renew their domains upon expiration and find themselves in a situation where they cannot afford to bulk transfer out from RF?! Shouldn't some level of financial protection be in place for these domainers, after all it's not the investors fault that RF couldn't comply with ICANN regulations. Potentially endangering their domain investments is below moral/ethical business standards.

03-17-2007, 10:04 AM	#13 (permalink)
Tippy NamePros Expert Join Date: May 2003 Location: Montreal Posts: 7,100	I dont see why a registrar wouldnt step forward and offer to take over the names at no cost, kinda like what eNom did, keeping the current expiry date as is. Figure the good publicity this registrar would get and I dont see why it wouldnt be possible as far as doable is concerned. Plus if they gained new clients all the better for them... So the ? is which registrar will step forward, eNom, GoDaddy, NameCheap... etc... are you listening.

03-17-2007, 10:35 AM	#15 (permalink)
LeDomain NamePros Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 181	I am sure a lot of folks have their money tied up at Regfly for renewals, including myself. Its a good chunk of my yearly budget. Any thoughts on how we all can get our money out of Regfly..?

03-17-2007, 10:38 AM	#16 (permalink)
iNod Eating Pie Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,267	I am almost 100% sure there is somebody talking to ICANN about it.. Will they release anything until it actually happens. No.. Maybe it is GD or Moniker or who ever.. I don't care just take my names away from RD - Steve __________________ I feel old.

03-17-2007, 11:03 AM	#18 (permalink)
Mike NamePros Expert Join Date: May 2005 Location: www.chrome.us Posts: 5,184	Well,...let's try this: http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/306153-who-should-save-day-registerflys-loss.html Poll the one that should save the day....

03-17-2007, 11:10 AM	#19 (permalink)
kektex NamePros Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South America Posts: 392	Yep,I would love Moniker or Namecheap to step up to the challenge. I wouldn´t be surprised if something like this happens.I just hope it´s not GD. Anyone knows what happens if I decide not to move some of my domains away from RF? Will they just get deleted? Can a registrar keep operating without ICANN acreditation?

03-17-2007, 12:55 PM	#20 (permalink)
RickM Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Herts, UK Posts: 3,806	GD would be ideal...why? Because of their low prices. They are a low price registrar, people just dont like the fact that they dont include the .25c ICANN fees in their domains. Moniker is a bad idea for RegFly customers due to their high buy-in rates (remember, RegFly customers are there for one reason....low costs!) __________________ Disney World Fans - Mobile Apps for your WDW Vacation! WSDReg - Affordable Domain Registration. Serving NP members since 2006! Hotel Site Script - 15% Discount for NP members with code 'NPROS'

03-18-2007, 04:06 AM	#22 (permalink)
traderonline NamePros Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 101	finally we have to say Good bye to Registerfly __________________ invest and trade your money with www.galacticfunds.com My Other Favorite Money making forums: http://www.talkgold.com/forum ~http://www.thehyipforum.com

03-18-2007, 04:12 AM	#23 (permalink)
-bond- NamePros Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 119	Welcome to Registerfly ! RegFly has been ***ed ! http://m1.freeshare.us/view/?129fs2273424.gif Last edited by adsblog; 03-18-2007 at 04:18 AM.*

03-18-2007, 05:15 PM	#24 (permalink)
Jorge BR New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 10	My problem now is that RegisterFly is not providing the authorization codes. So my attempt to transfer my names to GoDaddy have failed. Of course, RegisterFly is not responding to any emails or calls. What can I do about this authorization code thing?

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