Proposed short term solution to registry contention
Hello All, I didn't get much response on alternative solutions to resolve contention for names at the registry. Contention typically either occurs when a new registry starts operation, or when a previously registered name is made available for another entity to register. The solution I proposed was based on auction, and I pointed out that the more controversial debate will really be how to distribute the funds. Here is a proposed way forward, that allows the debate on how to allocate the funds to take a little longer. (1) Registry implement auction mode for deleted names where there is more than one registrar wishing to register the same name (2) Auction funds to be placed in an escrow account that can only be accessed with the agreement of ICANN and the registry. The registry would be permitted to take $6 for each registration transaction (preserving their current registration revenue). The costs of implementing the auction system would likely be covered by the saving in resources needed to support hundreds of registrars slamming the batch pool. (3) Registrars will be able to add their own margin onto any fee (base or auction) paid to the registry as they do now Regards, Bruce
Hello Bruce,
(1) Registry implement auction mode for deleted names where there is more than one registrar wishing to register the same name
My preference today <registrar hat==on> is for registrars to "own" the "deleted front-end". My preference tomorrow <registry hat==on> may not be the same. I suspect I'll always want vgrs not to implement the auction mode.
(2) Auction funds to be placed in an escrow account ...
Fine. $6 for registry so they don't care. Done. Whoever owns it (the "deleted front-end") can pay for it, no point in tying it to some internal vgrs accounting bogosity. This opens a can of worms, in theory. First-come-first-served for new buys, and something else for expiry buys. However, we need to do some thing if we are going to remain with a secondary market with registrars remaining the sales channels. We have two groups pursuing different shared fates, the registrars with declining per-share values and the aggregators with constant sets-of-shares values. Between the arms race by competing aggregators and ICANN having unconditional revenue-generating accreditations, secondary actors (both aggregators and ICANN) are doing better off of the market than registrars. Cheers, Eric
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Bruce Tonkin -
Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine