Re: Domain Transfer Update

From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-09-13 11:26:32

On 9/13/24 12:37, Robert Jones via Boost wrote:
> I'm not close to all this, so forgive me if I speak out of turn, but for me
> the prevailing sentiment is thanks for all you have done, not blame for any
> possible dropping of the ball. We all have lives that demand our attention.

+1

> On Fri, 13 Sept 2024 at 08:17, Michael Caisse via Boost <
> boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
>> 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
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> 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
>>
>> --
>> Michael Caisse
>>
>>
>>
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