HowsYourHealth.org removal from Root Servers

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I was going to wait until I actually started living happily ever after,
but decided I just couldn't wait that long.  The root servers are not
yet updated.

After some googling around, I sent the bottom email to the highest level
guys I could determine.  (In the interests of full disclosure, some of
my other emails were less restrained.)

This resulted in a call from AIT using their VOIP to my VOIP.  The call
quality was hopeless, but we could understand each other enough to get
the top email.

I filled out the PDF and sent it back.  They promised to get
HowsYOurHealth.Org restored as quickly as possible.  Since it is still
not restored, I am not yet feeling too happy.  On the other hand, I
believe that the domain should show up pretty soon.

Obviously this is not the way free-market economies are supposed to
reward the incompetent - whomever that may be.  But that is a grumble
for another day.  I will worry about who to blame and what went wrong
after the root servers are updated.

On Wed, 2005-11-16 at 14:34 -0500, Shannon Campbell wrote:
> Lloyd,
> 
> Pleasure speaking with you, although those IP-to-IP phone calls can be a
> bear! Per our conversation, depending on the restoration rate we are able to
> secure from PIR, the COST to AIT will be $20 - $40, which we will pass on to
> you. Please fill out the Restoration Agreement located at
> http://aitdomains.com/docs/Restoration_Agreement.pdf in order to start this
> process. Please mark your form with "AT COST .ORG RESTORATION" so it will be
> expedited and charged correctly.
> 
> Please call me (or email!) if you have any further questions, and thanks for
> your patience while we work through this.
> 
> 
> 
> - - - - - - -
> Shannon Campbell 
> Quality Assurance Manager
> Advanced Internet Technologies, Inc.
> Email: qa at ait.com
> Tollfree: 877.209.8532
> Direct: 910.222.4469
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lloyd Kvam [mailto:lkvam at venix.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 1:34 PM
> To: ceo at ait.com; mrotenberg at pir.org
> Cc: Alex Lekas; ORG Registrar Services; iana at iana.org; John Wasson;
> domadmin at ultradns.net
> Subject: HowsYourHealth.org removal from Root Servers
> 
> Background:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> The domain HowsYourHealth.Org is run by the Dartmouth Medical School to help
> medical practices improve medical care.  On Friday, Nov 11, the domain was
> removed from the root name servers.  This means that people trying to use
> this domain can no longer reach the website or send email.
> 
> The domain is paid up through September of 2007.  The problem lies between
> the registrar (AIT Domains) and the registry (PIR.Org).  The registrar deals
> with the public, collects fees, and passes domain information to the
> registry which manages the root servers.
> 
> I have no real information as to what actually happened.  hackerz.org claims
> that the org registry was compromised, but that information appears to have
> come from AIT.
> 
> We need to get the domain restored to the root servers as soon as possible.
> Then AIT and PIR can settle their differences at their leisure.
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> 
> Some questions to both parties:
> 
> Do you believe that the HowsYourHealth organization deserves to be listed in
> the root servers?  Have they failed in any of their obligations?
> 
> To PIR:
> Can you offer an explanation for why HowsYourHealth is still deleted that
> does not blame AIT?
> 
> To AIT:
> Can you offer an explanation for why HowsYourHealth is still deleted that
> does not blame PIR?
> 
> Am I correct in my belief that the standard fee for entering a domain into
> the registry is six dollars?
> 
> I am quite willing to pay six bucks to get HowsYourHealth.Org back in
> operation.  (People do find it useful.)
> 
> What is the obstacle to listing HowsYourHealth.Org in the root servers?
> 
> Couldn't any turf issues be resolved after the domain got re-listed?
> 
> Is there some other issue that I am not aware of?
> 
> 
> --
> Lloyd Kvam
> Venix Corp.
> 1 Court Street, Suite 378
> Lebanon, NH 03766-1358
> 
> voice:  603-653-8139
> fax:    320-210-3409
-- 
Lloyd Kvam
Venix Corp