On Dec 12, 2003, at 9:06 PM, Karl Auerbach wrote:
The .nz registry offers short periods (3 months, 6 months and others IIRC).(At the other end of the spectrum, ICANN's arbitrary rule thatregistrations can't be shorter than one year has eliminated the possiblyof registries that deal in short-terms names, such as might be used for movies or candidates or parties or other ephemerial stuff.)
(These minimum and maximum periods were adopted with zero discussion, zerodebate, zero justification, zero explaination, zero anything.)
Much like the 60 day no-transfer rule on new registrations. What happens if you discover the registrar doesn't provide the service it promised? You're stuck in registrar-hell for the first 60 days.