Sorry I missed the call James: 1 - which registrar? Gaining? Losing? Both? 2 - um .. hangon, unless I'm missing something that would also prevent a nameserver update, wouldn't it? (Bear in mind I'm quite tired this evening, so I could be wrong) Regards Michele -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting & Colocation, Domains http://www.blacknight.co/ http://blog.blacknight.com/ http://www.technology.ie Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Locall: 1850 929 929 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Fax. +353 (0) 1 4811 763 Twitter: http://twitter.com/mneylon ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,Ireland Company No.: 370845 From: owner-gnso-impl-irtpc-rt@icann.org [mailto:owner-gnso-impl-irtpc-rt@icann.org] On Behalf Of James M. Bladel Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 10:44 PM To: gnso-impl-irtpc-rt@icann.org Subject: [gnso-impl-irtpc-rt] A possible fix? Hi folks. Hope no one was discouraged following todays call. These things are very difficult (if they weren't anyone could do them)...but not impossible! So thinking a bit more, I believe we can address some of these issues by requiring two practices: (1) Registrars must take two WHOIS "snapshots": One to obtain the FOA, and one at Transfer execution. (2) Registries must "lock" (ServerUpdateProhibited, ServerTransferProhibited,ServerDeleteProhibited) on all names known to be subject to a UDRP or TDRP. Reasoning: By comparing the WHOIS record at both occasions, the Gaining Registrar can spot any differences in Registrant data or Domain Status. This will provide the necessary visibility to invalidate the FOA and re-authorize the transfer. Thoughts? J.