Shambles at the .Pro Registry

We cannot respond to the multiple misstatements, mischaracterizations and errors put forth by Mr. Henderson as to the facts surrounding Encirca's ProForwarding program. We only note that:

1. All EnCirca .pro registrations have verified credentials prior to the activation of their domain name

2. All registrations are in conformity with the RegistryPro/ICANN contract (http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/pro/).

We direct you to our response to ICANN on ICANN's website:(http://www.icann.org/correspondence/barre tt-to-cole-16mar05.pdf)

We want to emphasize that there are NO provisions in the Registry Agreement regarding use - Jones Day can register jonesday.law.pro and use it to sell ice cream. They may also register icecream.pro and use it to sell..ice cream. Encirca is the only registrar to voluntarily adopted a policy that prohibits misrepresentation of licensed credentials

"Licensee may not, in connection with use of the Domain Name, explicitly or implicitly misrepresent professional credentials, including but not limited to levels of training, certification, education, licensing or membership in a professional organization."

(from http://www.encirca.biz/html/proforwarding.shtml)

Sincerely

Thomas Barrett
President
EnCirca, Inc

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Re:EnCirca responds
by Richard_Henderson on Sunday March 20 2005, @10:34PM (#14690)
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I see... so for example, Victoria Proffer who registered voice.pro om 18th March (AFTER ICANN had expressed concern to you about these registrations) and who is now (3 days later) selling voice.pro for $50,000 on Ebay!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item =5762112580&ssPageName=ADME:B:LC:US

You have to be kidding, don't you?

Yrs,

Richard Henderson

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Re:EnCirca responds
by Richard_Henderson on Monday March 21 2005, @03:42AM (#14692)
User #3269 Info | http://www.atlarge.org/

In defence of the flood of .pro registrations that EnCirca has supported in the past month, Thomas Barrett says:

"1. All EnCirca .pro registrations have verified credentials prior to the activation of their domain name"

Does this verification process insist on faxed or other documents from professional organisations or do the registrants "self-verify" their own applications?

Your registration terms state:

"Licensee may not, in connection with use of the Domain Name, explicitly or implicitly misrepresent professional credentials, including but not limited to levels of training, certification, education, licensing or membership in a professional organization."

This sounds like you are saying to the registrant, "Look, we're trusting you to tell the truth that you belong to a professional organisation compliant with the Registry rules, and if you don't, then it's your fault not ours."

In short, the presence of this wording in your terms does not itself safeguard anything except your own skin. The point is, have you, in each case, undertaken the extensive and careful process of checking the claims (if any) of registrants - which process of verification was a cornerstone of the .Pro Agreement?

Or are you just saying to registrants, with a wink, pay us money and we'll get you these domains at your own risk?

Yrs,

Richard Henderson

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