Re: Where do you stand?

["Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer () mhsc com>]

At 04:20 PM 10/7/98 -0400, John Golovich wrote:
> What would you do in this case?
>
> You are contracted by an accounting firm and as a favor to them 
> you provide email redirection, pop accounts, web redirection, and 
> web space to their clients at no charge.
>
> Your company is the one who registers the domain name and pays 
> for it.  In fact the domain name isnt in the name of the company, 
> but is in fact in the name of your company.
>
> All of a sudden the individual stops dealing with the accounting 
> firm.  Out of the blue, without any contact you receive a notice 
> showing domain modifications.
>
> After perfoming 15 months of free service they dont even bother to 
> call to tell you they are transfering the domain name they paid for.

The key is who paid for it? When MHSC registers a domain, for someone else,
we put it in *their* name in the first-place. But, we also only carry the
primaries until they can get their own set up. We will carry secondaries
for almost anyone.

The bottom-line is that they don't have to notify you other than as a
courtesy. That you were comping them other services is irrelevent. It
creates no compulsion/obligation on their part, towards you. Incentive,
maybe. But, not obligation. Yes, it is rude on their part. But, that's
about all.


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