Pro Forma Invoices

[charlie]

How do i opt out of recieving paper work from nominet?

thanks

 

[aquanuke]

Short of putting a mouse trap on your letterbox I dont think you can. Although if you could, think how many folks would be out of a job.

 

[Jac]

Short of putting a mouse trap on your letterbox I dont think you can. Although if you could, think how many folks would be out of a job.

Spookily enough, I agree with you on the mouse trap.

This is also something the new PAB at its first meeting in May could discuss. It's a serious issue, not just because of the politically correct conservation implications, but also because of the confusion it often causes among registrants.

So whoever gets elected to the PAB, I hope they take it onboard.

Regards
James Conaghan

 

[rob]

It is , like most, a connected issue eg. not getting the correct paperwork can result in non renewal / not recieving DRS's etc or at least a good technicality to exploit

One case I am aware of a name was lost (new registrant gave it back to inital registrant) due to a single character of the address being 'incorrect' , even though a test post later was recieved all well and good.

This is not an arguement against scrapping paper, but it would have to be done in a sensible way so those opting out have agreed to and understood the possible issues that come with it.

Domainers with 000's of names really dont need several bits of paperwork per domain , often duplicated through the post / email systems and sometimes out of date by the time it hits the doormat.

Not only can it save trees, but generally improve efficiency which can only be a good thing.

Cheers,
Rob.

 

[Whois-Search]

I believe this is going ahead:

Proposal

We propose to stop issuing pro forma invoices automatically. Instead we will send warnings regarding the outstanding renewal at date points to be determined and then, if a renewal is not received and the registrant still wishes to pay directly, provide an option within Online Services to do this. Within the Online Services system there would also be a variety of warnings explaining the likely cost saving of renewing through their registrar etc. An additional feature would be text configurable by the current registrar, e.g. "You could save £65 renewing with ABC Registrar Ltd. Please call us on xxx to arrange your renewal" as well as contact information.

http://www.nic.uk/policy/consultations/renewalsreview/

However it hasn't gone to the PAB and I have asked why on nom-steer.