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They can't survive, the writing is on the wall.
I just let all mine drop when this first started and regged the ones i wanted somewhere else once they dropped.Not taking any chances..moved my domains out.
I went through the RegisterFly debacle/disaster. Not again thanks
Epik is still playing games with AUTH codes.
Again, it is not acceptable for Epik to force customers to jump through hoops to get AUTH codes, in order to make a sales pitch to a captive audience.
After being forced to customer chat, they are offering to pay people to stay.
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Then they are applying a 6 month registrar lock.
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I am not sure how this is even enforceable.
First and foremost, Epik is required to follow ICANN policies. I don't see how any agreement with Epik would change that fact.
At best, it seems like a gentleman's agreement.
What wording in the RAA or transfer policy would actually allow this (6) month registrar lock to be binding?
2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement - ICANN
Transfer Policy - ICANN
I highly doubt ICANN is going to care about any agreement between you and Epik.
However, I am pretty sure they will care when Epik refuses to provide AUTH codes, as that is directly related to ICANN policies.
Brad
It was supposedly done as an experiment to see what happened.This is just my opinion, but it seems to me that unless the "new" Epik is taking responsibility for ALL of the debts they've left behind, anyone cooperating i.e. continuing to do business with them is effectively aiding and abetting a criminal enterprise. Are these people just naive? cheap? stupid? All to save $50? It's not worth the risk of doing business with them. Period.
Are these people just naive? cheap? stupid? All to save $50? It's not worth the risk of doing business with them. Period.
Epik lost almost 50,000 domains under management in June, dropping below half a million domains for the first time since 2019, according to just-published registry transaction reports.
The registrar ended the month with 461,822 DUM, down from 511,028 in May and an August 2022 peak of 808,160.
The transfer exodus continued in the month, which was the first month Epik was operating under new management, having paid off most of its debts following its financial scandal.
The company saw a net transfer figure of -24,789 domains, with only 667 inbound transfers.
Newly registered domains recovered slightly, moving back into four figures after a couple of months, ending June at 3,391, still a long way off pre-scandal levels.