Enom announces .ca changes to EPP

[Adam Dicker]

Just got this today from Enom.... Interesting read.
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Attention Valued Reseller,
There are some important changes coming to .CA. These changes will result in .CA becoming easier and faster to register and manage.
This year .CA announced their plans to move to EPP by October 12, 2010. Accordingly, eNom is moving to the new .CA EPP platform on October 12th. You will need to update just two simple commands by October 12, 2010 within your .CA API integration in order to support the EPP switchover.
If you are currently selling .CA via the API and do not update by October 12, 2010, all of your .CA registrations and transfers will fail.
Therefore, it is important that you go to our website and read the .CA Advisory notice. This notification lists all the details required to ensure a smooth transition to the new .CA EPP platform. As always we are available to address any questions you may have related to this transition. Please contact us at sales@enom.com.
For more details on the timeline for the .CA EPP integration timeline, please visit eNom.
To make this transition as easy as possible, we will be informing any sub-resellers using the API to register .CA domains of these upcoming changes.
If you have any questions or would like some tips on how to maximize your .CA registrations please let us know.
Thank you,
eNom
Sales@eNom.Com

[CureCancer]

about time

[hugegrowth]

can someone explain what this change means in plain english - lol.

[Adam Dicker]

can someone explain what this change means in plain english

It means all transfers will be done with EPP codes going forward instead of registar and registrant transfers that are confusing now.

That's what I read into it anyways.

-=DCG=-

[hugegrowth]

so it would be similar to a .com transfer at, say, GoDaddy?

[Adam Dicker]

so it would be similar to a .com transfer at, say, GoDaddy?

Yes, exactly the same.

-=DCG=-

[jaydub]

There is nothing in the "News" section on CIRA about this...and a search for epp on the CIRA site shows nothing... ...oh well

[msn]

Major changes and not a word from CIRA for registrants: now that is transparent!

[DOTCA]

Just got word from CIRA:

All Registrants,

On October 12, 2010, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) will launch a redesigned domain name registration system, the system that enables Registrars to communicate with the .CA registry database. All aspects of the system to register and maintain.CA domain names have been updated and simplified, including its technological processes to its policies and business practices.

Please note that these changes will not affect you in any noticeable way. Your domain name will not be affected, nor will it affect the operation of your website or email addresses. The biggest change that you will notice is that with the new system and policies, CIRA is effectively removed from many day-to-day transactions. Most transactions will be handled solely by your CIRA certified Registrars, and you will no longer need to confirm them with CIRA.

The new system and policies will result in changes to your Registrant Agreement for your .CA domain(s), effective October 12, 2010.

Your new Registrant Agreement can be viewed here cira.ca/assets/Documents/Legal/Registrants/registrantagreementv2.0.pdf.

More information about the new .CA domain name registration system is available
at cira.ca/ca-faq-10-12.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact CIRA’s Registry Services at 1-877-860-1411.

Thank you

[Banned: theinvestor]

Do you think this will increase new registrations at all?

[DOTCA]

Hope so but until CIRA makes it easy to own, I wonder if it would make it any better.

[jaydub]

Got that as well...I assume all .ca owners did...

Just got word from CIRA:

All Registrants,

On October 12, 2010, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) will launch a redesigned domain name registration system, the system that enables Registrars to communicate with the .CA registry database. All aspects of the system to register and maintain.CA domain names have been updated and simplified, including its technological processes to its policies and business practices.

Please note that these changes will not affect you in any noticeable way. Your domain name will not be affected, nor will it affect the operation of your website or email addresses. The biggest change that you will notice is that with the new system and policies, CIRA is effectively removed from many day-to-day transactions. Most transactions will be handled solely by your CIRA certified Registrars, and you will no longer need to confirm them with CIRA.

The new system and policies will result in changes to your Registrant Agreement for your .CA domain(s), effective October 12, 2010.

Your new Registrant Agreement can be viewed here cira.ca/assets/Documents/Legal/Registrants/registrantagreementv2.0.pdf.

More information about the new .CA domain name registration system is available
at cira.ca/ca-faq-10-12.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact CIRA’s Registry Services at 1-877-860-1411.

Thank you

[Spex]

I haven't received that email yet