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[Alfredo]

In order to simplify and standardize its working procedures with the different Registrars, AFNIC launches, on March 30th 2009, its new registration interface, based on the EPP protocol. Simpler to use, compatible with the previous versions and meant to ease the daily life of the Registrars, but also of the domain names registrants, this innovative tool is based on new procedures, but also on new Registration Terms, with the application of the Naming Charter. Details and explanations.

The increase of the number of.fr domain names (more than 1.3 million domains in .fr have been registered so far, a growth of 36 % in only one year!) and the importance of domain names for domain name users, have brought AFNIC to simplify the rules and procedures of .fr and .re domain names registration, by applying, starting March 30th, the EPP protocol. The interface is available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Newly created domain names are activated within the hour. It will simplify the life of the domain names users in their registration procedures.
New procedures to simplify the Registration

The switch to EPP within the AFNIC, on March 30th, is going to generate changes meant to ease the life of domain holders. Examples:

* Simplification on registrar change procedure :
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The deadlines are shorter, the outgoing registrar can delay the transfer for a maximum of 21 days instead of 42 , as it used be.
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When a holder requests a Registrar change, the outgoing Registrar has to provide a unique authorizationcode, named auth_info, associated to a specific domain name.
* Simplification of multiple domain names registrations. While there used to be a systematic identification of a Corporate Entity for each domain created, now a single identification will be performed for the whole portfolio of domain names belonging to this holder. This identification will be valid for a one year period.
* The redemption period is extended to 30 days instead of 7. During this period the domain name is not released for a new registration.

More Info: www.afnic.fr

[snicksnack]

It is about time that they do something. I hope that they use standard EPP and not too many extensions to it.

.it will also get an automated system this year and .co.uk (nominet) will change their EPP to a more standard version end of this month.

[Daniel Dryzek]

Originally Posted by snicksnack

.it will also get an automated system this year and .co.uk (nominet) will change their EPP to a more standard version end of this month.

At least all EU ccTLDs should have one EPP standard for all the extensions. That would make life of a lot of registrars much easier and domains from different EU members more accessible for anyone in EU.

DD

[Alfredo]

Originally Posted by Daniel Dryzek

At least all EU ccTLDs should have one EPP standard for all the extensions. That would make life of a lot of registrars much easier and domains from different EU members more accessible for anyone in EU.

DD

Sometimes we forget that we are in a new industry. Surely EPP will be in the future in everything ccTLDs.

[Daniel Dryzek]

Originally Posted by Alfredo

Sometimes we forget that we are in a new industry. Surely EPP will be in the future in everything ccTLDs.

And as snicksnack noted - it will be very nice and helpful if those ccTLDs sticked to one standard EPP and not add a lot of different extensions, which would make it complicated again.

DD