[AfrICANN-discuss] Bulk Transfer of gTLD Names Formerly Managed by De-Accredited Registrar DotForce Corp

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-14aug08-en.htm

Bulk Transfer of gTLD Names Formerly Managed by De-Accredited
Registrar DotForce Corp.
14 August 2008

As a result of the de-accreditation of registrar DotForce Corp., ICANN
initiated a process to identify a gaining registrar to receive the
gTLD names that had been formerly managed by DotForce Corp. In
accordance with ICANN's Interim Terminated Registrar Transition
Procedure (see http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-06jun08-en.htm),
on 6 June 2008, ICANN initiated a Request for Statements of Interest
(RFI) from registrars interested in receiving the names.
ICANN received eight statements of interest from registrars in
response to the RFI. As a result of the procedure, ICANN selected
Yesnic Co., Ltd. to receive the bulk transfer from DotForce Corp.
The gTLD registries that have registered DotForce names have taken
steps to effect the bulk transfers. Former registrant-customers of
DotForce Corp. should soon receive notices of the transfer from Yesnic
Co., Ltd. Customer questions about the transfer should be directed to
Yesnic Co., Ltd. Contact information is available at:
http://www.internic.net/registrars/registrar-100.html.
FAQs
Q. Why was this transfer authorized by ICANN?
A. DotForce Corp's Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) expired and
DotForce was not eligible for renewal due to RAA compliance issues. As
a result, DotForce was no longer permitted to register or manage gTLD
registrations. In order to protect the customers of DotForce Corp.,
ICANN initiated this process to identify a new ICANN-accredited
registrar to manage the registrations.
Q. Will Yesnic Co., Ltd. attempt to contact the affected registrants?
What should current/former DotForce Corp. customers do?
A. Former customers of DotForce Corp. should receive a notice of the
transfer and instructions for continued management of their names from
Yesnic Co., Ltd. Affected customers who do not receive notices from
Yesnic should contact Yesnic directly, using the information provided
at http://www.internic.net/registrars/registrar-100.html.
Q. Do registrants have to pay a fee for the bulk transfer?
A. No, there is no cost to registrants for the bulk transfer. Unlike a
normal inter-registrar transfer, the registration terms will not be
extended by a year. Accordingly, it is important to contact Yesnic
Co., Ltd. if your registration will expire soon in order to maintain
your registration.
Q. Why do former DotForce customers need to contact Yesnic Co., Ltd.?
A. DotForce Corp. did not participate in the bulk transfer and did not
share data with Yesnic Co., Ltd. Accordingly, all registrants must
provide updated billing information or transfer their names to other
registrars..
Q. What if former DotForce customers want to use a different registrar?
A. Registrants will continue to be able to transfer their
registrations to other registrars under the Inter-Registrar Transfer
Policy (see http://www.icann.org/en/transfers/). Note that Yesnic Co.,
Ltd. may deny transfers for the first 60 days following the bulk
transfer, at Yesnic's discretion. This 60-day period is permissible
under the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy, and is intended to help
protect registrants. Names that will expire during the first 60 days
following the transfer to Yesnic Co., Ltd. should be renewed by the
registrant by contacting Yesnic using the information provided at
http://www.internic.net/registrars/registrar-100.html.
Q. How will DotForce Corp. customers know if a message purportedly
from Yesnic Co., Ltd. is legitimate?
A. The message from Yesnic should direct you to their website hosted
at http://www.yesnic.com or refer you to other contact information
listed at http://www.internic.net/registrars/registrar-100.html. For
general advice about avoiding phishing email messages, you may also
wish to refer to the materials prepared by the Anti-Phishing Working
Group (see http://www.antiphishing.org/consumer_recs.html).