Dear Pete Thank you for flagging this issue; you are the first to have pointed it out (it doesn't seem to have caused a problem to other Registrars so far). First of all, it would be much appreciated if issues could be notified in the first instance directly to the Domainz Customer Service helpdesk at 4service(a)domainz.net.nz. This will enable us to handle them in an orderly manner. The requirement for a non-null holder_email has been in place since November 1997. However, the Waikato system only checked for valid format, not that the name was working. In an electronic environment, we do need to be sure that we can communicate when necessary, hence the need for a working email address. Many Registrars put an existing valid address in the holder_email, which can be changed later if required. Others put an MX record into their name server. We are happy to consider relaxing the checking if this is seen as a widespread requirement. One way to do this might be to waive checking the holder_email if it is within the domain being registered - on new registrations only. Comments? Andrew Mason (from Andrew McGhie's email)

-----Original Message----- From: owner-nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:owner-nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz]On Behalf Of Arfur Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 10:46 AM To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: E-Mail Addy When registering a new domain

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Hiyas

I have just created a new domain name in the .school.nz space.

We have created many of these before for schools as they gain an internet presence.

When entering the Name Holder Details, we used to enter the e-mail address as "principal(a)schoolname.school.nz". This was fine and all e-mail to the name holder made it to the desired recipient. I have already set up our mail server to accept mail for that domain.

Now when I try and do the same thing with the new DRS system, I am told that the e-mail field is not acceptable. It states that you must use a real address. Presumably this is because their checks show that there is no such domain (as we are only registering it now!!).

So, to get around it (the e-mail field is compulsory!) I have to enter a bullshite address with a real domain name (fakie(a)advcomm.co.nz for instance).

This is hopeless! Now all e-mail intended for the Name Holder will be lost, whereas it used to get there fine!

Why has this chnaged, and can Advantage change it so that it will accept an e-mail field with a domain-name that is still being registered?

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