Hi Nadim,
On 27/03/2015 23:29, Mohammad Nadim wrote:
> Can you tell us what type of domain you renewed ? I mean 2-letter,
> 3-letter, 4-letter or 4+ letter domain ? I suppose it's ios.mu
> <http://ios.mu>. I just did a whois
> So you paid around Rs2300 for a 3-letter .mu domain.
Correct, USD 190 for 3 years to be precise.
1x 3-letter .mu domain
1x very long .mu domain
Same price, no difference in handling.
> Some weeks ago someone on this mailing list wrote, if I remember well,
> 3-letter domains are premium domains, meaning the cost must be higher
> than $64.
> How come you are paying $64 for a premium .mu domain ? Does it mean
> that Register.mu apply arbitrary pricing ?
I have no further information regarding the price policy except the
official communique by NIC.mu which states there are no changes of
prices [1].
Nowhere did I read anything of hard proof coming from NIC.mu or IDL
about those mysterious "premium" domains than what has been reported by
some. But I have to admit that there might be some specialised handling
as searches for 2-letter and 3-letter domains respond with "Not Available".
Okay, the whois response has the explanation itself:
> TERMS OF USE: You are not authorized to access or query this WHOIS
> database through high-volume and automated electronic processes.
>
> *Domains up to 3 letters are premium domains and require a special
> registration process. Please contact your registrar for additional
> information.*
>
> Internet Direct Ltd makes every effort to maintain the completeness
> and accuracy of the WHOIS data, but cannot guarantee that the results
> are error-free. Therefore, any data provided through the WHOIS service
> are on an "as is" basis without any warranties.
Some weeks back I sent some questions to support_at_register.mu asking for
clarification on the price structure "as I heard rumours" which haven't
been answered yet. I'll follow-up on that one.
On 28/03/2015 00:11, Benoit Gentil wrote:
> The 1 to 3-letters premium domains policy is applicable to new domain
> names registered after mid-2014. Old registered domains are not
> currently affected by this and I find this policy as unfair.
Do you have an exact date? Or reference online / offline?
[1]
http://www.nic.mu/index.php/important-communique.html
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Received on Sat Mar 28 2015 - 04:19:59 PST