Becoming a Registrar...

[Jonathan]

Has anyone seriously looked into this and/or are there any existing registrars on the board?

I was reading through the info at http://www.auda.org.au/registrars/accreditation/, and it seems like it would cost a minimum of 15k (including the 'starting balance' at ausregistry).

Anyone know what kind of technical skills are required? Do you have to set up your own servers etc?

 

[soj]

I had looked at that too cycloptik, the money didn't sound like a speed hump, but the technical knowledge was the only thing stopping me. I don't know whats involved, but would definitely be interested in starting a registrar. I would definitely work on customer support and usability of the domain management software.

 

[dotworx]

AusRegistry use EEP protocol for registry-registrar communication, although they have a web-based interface but its performance is poor.

You can pay for something like this: http://eppclient.com/web-client/

Otherwise you'll have to develop your own registrar system.

 

[dotworx]

I would definitely work on customer support and usability of the domain management software.

I haven't found a registrar in Australia offering good bulk domain management. Most of the services are still very consumer oriented. We need a registrar for domainers. I think there is a market. Fabulous.com might do a good job if they choose to become auDa accredited.

 

[DavidL]

I believe you need to be a reseller for at least 6 months too.

 

[DomainMarketPlace]

Has anyone seriously looked into this and/or are there any existing registrars on the board?

I was reading through the info at http://www.auda.org.au/registrars/accreditation/, and it seems like it would cost a minimum of 15k (including the 'starting balance' at ausregistry).

Anyone know what kind of technical skills are required? Do you have to set up your own servers etc?

We have two, running two completely different platforms.

You'll need atleast one dedicated box, a developer (EPP documentation is terrible) and a sys admin to get a system up and going. Unless you want to do everything manually... but there would be no point in doing that when trying to sell domains to domainers!

 

[Rhythm]

I was/am looking at becoming a reseller.