To me the central issue is whether, as a reseller, I'm empowering a competitor to my own detriment. My customer list (as distinct from my contact list) is a key asset to my business. As a reseller of domain names I'm obligated to not only disclose that list, but to entrust it to my registrar. Having inherited my customer, that registrar can then approach them with impunity, because auDA's jurisdiction does not extend beyond domain names. If my registrar offers competing services to my clients I have a serious reservation in dealing with that registrar. If a registrar approaches my _potential_ customer and wins the business, that's fair competition. If my registrar simply adopts my _existing_ customer and takes my business, that's piracy. I know of no other commercial endeavour in which a business is compelled to hand over their customers to their competitors, with neither protection not recourse. And here's a challenge to registrars - who will give a cast iron guarantee that I as a reseller am not at risk from such predatory business practice. Is there anybody out there interested in establishing a Reseller's Association to restore some balance / equity in this minefield of reseller / registrar relationships? Ron Stark mailto:ronstark§snapsite.com.auReceived on Fri Oct 03 2003 - 00:00:00 UTC
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