ICANN Sends Breach Notices to Two Registrars

[NewsMan]

One goal of ICANN is to ensure the accuracy of Whois data. To this end, registrars are required to promptly deal with notices of inaccuracies in the contact information of any domains registered through them. ICANN regularly audits registrars for their compliance with this.In the course of an audit by ICANN, it appeared that two registrars - Joker.com, which manages over 600,000 domains, and DNS.com.cn, which manages over 300,000 domains - were not properly following up on complaints about inaccurate Whois data. Upon further investigation, ICANN found that that there was compelling evidence that neither registrar was properly dealing with these complaints.In the circumstances, ICANN has issued notices to both registrars (http://www.icann.org/en/announcement...01oct08-en.htm) that they are in breach of their contract with ICANN. This gives both registrars 15 days to deal with the issue. If they do not do so, ICANN can take other actions, such as terminating their status as registrars.Original post by Domain Name News, The Domain Industry News, ICANN News, Registry News, Domainer News


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