• PIR notified ICANN that the .ORG registry has restored the domains that were in RGP and placed those domains on Server Deleted Prohibited status. [PIR Letter to ICANN]

• On March 5, 2007, RegisterFly provided a copy of domain name registration data in response to ICANN's request pursuant to RRA section 3.4.4. ICANN is analyzing the data for integrity and completeness. ICANN will respond to RegisterFly with questions regarding aspects of the material provided. This material represents a portion of the material requested in ICANN's letter of February 21, 2007.

The letter provided below:

  Dear Kurt:

Attached is a letter that PIR just received from Registerfly.com regarding their current operational crisis.

PIR currently has about 17,000 registrations in force from Registerfly.com, and we are in the process of determining how many are in RGP or RHP status. Registerfly.com currently has less one dollar in its account with PIR.

In order not to prejudice the innocent victims of this situation, the registrants, PIR is planning to restore the names that are currently in RGP or RHP status. We will place all Registerfly registrations temporarily on "Delete prohibited" status, and we will restore any Registerfly registrations that are currently on "Pending Delete" status.

PIR will deal with request for a waiver of fees after we have more information about the status of Registerfly as an accredited registrar.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments about this, and I would appreciate it if you could copy Pam Miller (pmiller  -at- pir .org) on any correspondence.

Thank you and best regards,

David W. Maher
Senior Vice President - Law & Policy
Public Interest Registry
1775 Wiehle Ave, #102A
Reston, VA 20190 USA
(v) +1-312-876-8055
(f) +1-312-876-7934

 This information provided by ICANN.ORG.  The link to this is:   http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-3-07mar07.htm

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sjwitz - Unusual activity, Wed@1725 Registered | 2007-03-07 17:26:20 Justin, There has been some unusual activity with www.registerfly.com, vs. registerfly.com (without the www's), as per below-- http://www.registerflies.com/component/option,com_joomlaboard/Itemid,26/func,view/id,1660/catid,14/ Currently all addresses are resolving (although another user reports he is still unable to connect). Can someone look at this and determine whether the site at .com is still safe to use? Appreciate once again all of your efforts.

freddieb Registered | 2007-03-07 17:25:33 Neither RF with or without the www is resolving for me at 17.25 Have you cleared your cache?

sjwitz Registered | 2007-03-07 17:30:50 > Have you cleared your cache? Sure did: ipconfig /cleardns In fact, I did it again just now when you reported that you couldn't connect...for some reason, I still can at all addresses.

freddieb Registered | 2007-03-07 17:31:23 Hmmmm.! I've been trying for 3 hours, doesn't resolve, I tried another computer, no go. Is it possible that they are blocking from certain areas? I'm trying from Australia

freddieb Registered | 2007-03-07 17:33:01 Well, it's just resolved!

sjwitz Registered | 2007-03-07 17:41:43 This all begs the question: Was someone messing with the DNS changes--either earlier today or just now--and the latest changes are only now propagating?

nicola Registered | 2007-03-07 17:42:55 try using the ip address ipconfig http://70.84.105.190 or going in via a proxy like proxify.com or proxysystems.net. By the way, auth codes are shown at the bottom of your whois data within registerfly account manager.

sjwitz Registered | 2007-03-07 17:51:40 Just did. The home page loaded, but when I clicked on the login page (which uses a registerfly.com URL), I'm again getting a DNS error. It's as if the errors are intermittent, yet the behavior is similar to what I reported at 1700 CT. (However, I tried it again using proxysystems.net, and all the addresses resolve with that method.)

zgarner Registered | 2007-03-07 18:27:25 I've been having no problems. It may simply be some DNS caching issue (prorogation *can* take a while, especially for those overseas). If you are comfortable editing your hosts file you can bypass the DNS issue entirely. Although with things being as weird as they are I'd only do this for short periods (who knows if they'll move servers or what will happen, but statically setting it in your hosts file means you'll be ignoring not only DNS outages but also any potentially legit changes). the line would be something simple: 70.84.105.190 www.registerfly.com 70.84.105.190 registerfly.com Then so long as the server is responding and configured correctly you should be able to access it while DNS issues get resolved. Edit: I'd strongly recommend against using a proxy for anything sensitive, like domain management. Besides, I don't see it as necessary.

nicola Registered | 2007-03-07 19:06:00 how do you edit a host file? in the browser? i'm not sure i understand.

zgarner Registered | 2007-03-07 19:09:30 Ya, sorry Nicola. I'm a networking tech. I'm on my way out the door so I'll just give you a quick point: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_file I glanced it over. Its wordy (the file isn't *that* tricky) but should get you going if you still need it. Otherwise post and when I get home I'll write some simpler steps.

nicola Registered | 2007-03-07 18:11:15 proxysystems.net works. hey looks like godaddy is offering to help registerfly customers with discounted transfer rates: https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/transfers/registerfly.asp#charttab

kimvette Manager | 2007-03-07 18:59:35 Out of the goodness of their hearts, right?

nicola Registered | 2007-03-07 19:02:48 lol, ya right!

ajjvn - For your amusement: Registered | 2007-03-07 18:13:26 Praise Why? Because even in sh!tstorms like this, I try to find the humor to alleviate the stress. Good luck to all! A

HtQ8 - RGP , RHP , R Dunno what :S Registered | 2007-03-07 19:19:31 guyz what is Icann going to do now i have 49 domains with an Reseller API on the API user's can't control there domain's we can't do nothing plus , i have balance in my account $$$ what will happen to all that what will happen to the domain names ? can we make a fast transfer to enom or something ??? Register FLy , open well with me with no DNS error's but it seems that there's no body in the help desk Regards

ajjvn - RegisterFly Fix This Quickly Registered | 2007-03-07 19:48:30 (Admin, if you can ping the RF guys you talk to about this RF: Fix the "modify contacts" page. We keep getting this: Error: Bad User name or Password You need to re-configure your DB or API authentication code or such? Go go gadget RF.

josephmartins Registered | 2007-03-07 22:09:34 The error "Bad User name or Password" is generated by their Account Management UI no matter what sort of edits you wish to make to your account. This has been true for weeks now. I know, I have tried many times from different PCs and different IPs. There is no way that is a client side error. Obviously, if you're logged into your account you used the correct username and password. In my opinion, someone messed with the code to prevent [some of most] account holders from making changes. I just do not understand why more people have not pointed this out. Has anyone else tried to change domain reg information, or perform any other account edits via the Registerfly Account Mgmt UI? If so, did you not see an "Error: Bad User name or Password"?

nicola Registered | 2007-03-07 21:44:32 has anyone been successful transferring there domains without the auth codes?

teeumup Registered | 2007-03-07 22:29:23 seems unlock no longer works, I can't unlock any domain and I also get the "bad user name or password" I have successfully transferred 2 domains that were with Enom and regained control, they were very helpful in setting up a temp account

ajjvn - re: Registered | 2007-03-07 22:44:10 josephmartins wrote: The error "Bad User name or Password" is generated by their Account Management UI no matter what sort of edits you wish to make to your account. This has been true for weeks now. I know, I have tried many times from different PCs and different IPs. There is no way that is a client side error. Obviously, if you're logged into your account you used the correct username and password. In my opinion, someone messed with the code to prevent [some of most] account holders from making changes. I just do not understand why more people have not pointed this out. Has anyone else tried to change domain reg information, or perform any other account edits via the Registerfly Account Mgmt UI? If so, did you not see an "Error: Bad User name or Password"? I can edit some of my domains but some I cannot and receive that error. The domains that error seem to be the ones that transferred over from eNom to RF or are ".info" TLDs. I figured it was a result of DB or API access being affected somewhere within their system (i.e. not end user related due to the obvious fact that the end user is logged in and can do some things...as you stated). I think when moving the system(s) and changing security measures (i.e passwords and such), the RF administrators forgot to update something somewhere. If they could fix that (and the missing Auth Codes generated as a result of being able to update the "contact" data as some have stated), then I would be a bit happier. A

skipmartin - Bad User Name or Password Registered | 2007-03-07 23:07:24 Someone pointed out to me that often when you get a "Bad Username or Password" it means your domain name is actually with eNom. I had the same problem earlier today and found out my domain was actually with eNom. Check your WHOIS and see who it lists as the registrar. If it is with Enom, go to enomcentral.com, create a free account, and then create a support ticket to have them push your domain into your enomcentral.com account.

diogenes99 - My Whois Registered | 2007-03-07 23:40:56 This is what my whois looks like. Looks like I'm SOL. Registrant *********************@comcast.net Admin ID6F6E641B115CDBB Admin Nameomain Pending Transfer Admin Organization:RegisterFly.com, inc. Admin Street1:404 Main Street Admin Street2:4th Floor Admin Street3: Admin City:Boonton Admin State/Province:NJ Admin Postal Code7005 Admin Country:US Admin Phone:+1.9737362545 Admin Phone Ext.: Admin FAX: Admin FAX Ext.: Admin ***************@registerfly.com Tech ID:1CB0D6842B343F0B Tech Name:Responsible Party Tech Organization:Registerfly.com Tech Street1:960 41St Street Tech Street2:Suite 402 Tech Street3: Tech City:Miami Beach Tech State/Province:FL Tech Postal Code:33139 Tech Country:US Tech Phone:+1.3056740165 Tech Phone Ext.: Tech FAX: Tech FAX Ext.: Tech *************@unifiednames-inc.com

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