Re: Domain Transfer Update

From: Michael Caisse (mcaisse-lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-09-13 07:11:33

On 8/28/24 12:07, Kristen Shaker via Boost wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I wanted to give everyone an update regarding what is happening with the
> boost.org domain. We are working with the lawyer representing the Dawes
> estate to transfer control. However, Beman Dawes was the only one with the
> credentials, and the transfer process without them is onerous. It may take

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It was brought to my attention that there are questions about the timing 
(or lack of) with the registrar transfer for boost.org. I don't see 
where that thread might be ... but this one has "domain" in the subject 
so it will work  (o;

In May 2022 (ironically while "boostcon" was in progress), boost.org 
stopped working. I was personally paying the easyDNS bill and had 
naively assumed that it included the registrar fee. I had Beman's 
credentials for easyDNS because I had helped him on occasion with DNS 
configurations.

After a couple hours on the phone with the registrar we established that 
bill had not been paid, the owner was deceased, and the paperwork had 
been emailed to me to begin the transfer petition. Unfortunately, we 
still were at an impasse on how to re-establish the domain in short time 
until I simply offered to pay the balance plus multiple years of future 
fees. Ends up, they don't really care who pays the bill as long as the 
bill gets paid. So I personally paid the fees and within a short time 
boost.org was back up.

In my personal life, I was shutting down Ciere Consulting and starting a 
new job. With the dozens of pressures that required my immediate 
attention, completing the legal paperwork was not one of them. So, I 
didn't do the paperwork. The registrar was paid and all the 
configuration was via openDNS.

Was that irresponsible and poor judgement on my part? Sure, if you want 
to take that spin, go for it. From my view it was a reasonable 
assessment of risk. Why was the paperwork never completed? Because it 
certainly wasn't very high on my list of things to do. Was that 
irresponsible and poor judgement in 2024? Probably so, especially with 
the uptick in popularity of boost.org... but here we are.

For many years I've stepped in and paid bills or cleared problems so 
that things just keep working. I just noticed that the Boost Docker 
subscription renewed. Like many of you I just want to fix things and see 
stuff move forward. Should I have followed up with proper paperwork or 
having bills paid by another entity? Absolutely, and that is on me. If 
folks are looking for who messed up the domain ownership. I am the one 
who didn't do anything with the domain ownership in a timely manner.

michael

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Michael Caisse