.asia Landrush FAQs.
- What happens at Landrush (February 20th 2008 - March 12th 2008)?
- When will I know if I have got my Landrush domain?
- What happens if there is more than one applicant for the same domain name during Landrush?
- What is the .asia auction process?
- What is the auction style?
- What type of bidding is there and can this bidding be automated?
- How long does the auction run?
- How will I be notified that I have been entered into an auction?
- What is the minimum bid?
- What happens if I am outbid?
- How many participants will take place in the auction?
- What happens if there are no bidders?
- If I win the auction, how long do I have to make a payment?
- What if I am unable to make this payment in time?
- Why did I receive an email from Pool.com regarding my .asia domain name?
- What if I did not submit an application, and I want to bid in the auction?
- Why has my Landrush Application failed?
What happens at Landrush (February 20th 2008 - March 12th 2008)?
Landrush is the first opportunity for the general public to register a dotAsia domain.
Anyone seriously looking for a dotAsia domain needs to be registering at this stage. Any domain available between these dates will be available to the highest bidder, or if you're fortunate will be yours at the end of the Landrush period.
If a domain name is requested by more than one party, the domain will be subject to an auction in which all interested parties will be able to bid on the domain. The domain auction will be conducted by Pool.com
If you are fortunate enough to be the only bidder then it will be registered to you at the end of the landrush period.
When will I know if I have got my Landrush domain?
The dotAsia Landrush period ends on 12th March 2008. We will inform you shortly after this date if your application has been successful.
If you are the only applicant for the .asia domain when the Landrush period ends then the domain will be registered to you.
If there have been other applications for the domain then it will be entered into an auction. Only yourself and the other applicants for the domain will be able to bid on this auction.
What happens if there is more than one applicant for the same domain name during Landrush?
Applications received during Landrush are treated as received at the same time. If there is only one applicant for a domain, it will be allocated to that applicant from the 18th March 2008, there is no definitive date in which the allocation of domains will be completed. Once allocated the domain will be active and live in the applicant's members area at Domainmonster.com.
If there is more than one applicant for the same domain name, all applicants will be invited to bid for that domain in an auction. The highest bidder will get the domain name. Auctions will commence no earlier than 10 days following the end of Landrush on 12th March 2008. You will receive at least 10 days notice of your auction commencing, using the email contact listed for the domain name registrant.
What is the .asia auction process?
If there have been other applications for the .asia domains that you applied for during the Landrush period, it will be entered into an auction after 12th March 2008. Only yourself and the other applicants for the domain will be able to bid on this auction.
Pool.com has been chosen by the dotAsia registry as their Auction Partner for auctions arising from the .asia Sunrise and Landrush processes.
As auction partner, Pool.com will provide a comprehensive auction platform. To avoid rushes and 'sniping' at the end of auctions, Pool.com's auction platform will allow for automatic extension of auction end time should activities arise near the closing of an auction. This is consistent with .Asia's approach of ensuring a stable and orderly launch of the registry.
What is the auction style?
The .asia auctions use an English-style auction. This simply means that the highest bidder will receive the domain name.
What type of bidding is there and can this bidding be automated?
There are two types of bidding:
1) Manual Bidding
Manual bidding requires you to monitor the auction. You submit your bid, and if someone outbids you, you will receive an email notification. You have 24 hours to submit a new bid to maintain the status as the highest bidder. This affords all time zones the opportunity to counter-bid to the new winning bidder.
2) Automated Bidding (Proxy Bidding)
If you prefer not to constantly monitor the bidding process, you may choose to use the automated bidding function. This means that every time someone outbids you, the system will automatically enter a bid for you. This will be at least one increment higher than the current bid. You may also set any increment amount you may wish, as long as it is higher than the registry’s minimum amount. To prevent yourself from paying too much, you are able to set a maximum bid amount . This stops the system from automatically entering the bid for you.
Should your maximum amount be outbid, you have the opportunity to increase your maximum or leave your bid as is. If you choose to leave the bid as is, you will no longer have the opportunity to win the auction.
How long does the auction run?
The auction is set to run for an initial period of seven days. For example, if the auction starts on Monday, the auction will end on the following Monday. Auctions will only be scheduled to start on business days (Monday through Friday).
If there is a bid for an auction on the seventh day, the auction will continue to run beyond the initial seven days. An auction can only close when there has not been a change in the bid for 24 hours. This ensures that bidders from all time zones around the world have the opportunity to respond to an outbid message before the auction close.
Likewise, if there has not been a change in the auction for your domain name for 24 hours, the auction will close, even if the auction only lasts a couple of days.
How will I be notified that I have been entered into an auction?
Once the auction is scheduled, you will receive a notification at least 10 days in advance of the auction start. The notification will be sent to the email address you designate as your OPN (Operations and Notification) contact (The default Domainmonster.com contact). This email will contain your login information for your .asia auction account at Pool.com, the auction provider. You will be able to monitor your auction through this system. Throughout the auction process, you will also receive emails for auction start, auction outbid, auction lost and auction paid.
Additionally, the status of your Domain Name at Domainmonster.com will change from "Pending Application" to one of two status's on or before 14th March 2008. These status's are shown in your Members Area at Domainmonster.com and alerts in this area will also prompt you they are there. The status's will be "Allocation Pending" and "Auction Pending". This will allow you to determine that the Domain Name will be yours on 18th March 2008 or that a notification will be due that you are going to auction.
What is the minimum bid?
As the auction progresses, the minimum bid will be the leading bid plus the incremental bid. For example, if the leading bid is $50 and the incremental bid is $10, the minimum bid you need to place is $60.
All auctions will start off at $0. Make sure you put in your bid then!
What happens if I am outbid?
You will receive an email from Pool.com, the auction provider for .asia, notifying you that you have been outbid. To see what the leading bid is, log back into your .asia auction account, refresh your screen, and you will be able to see the leading bid. Make sure you enter a higher bid to ensure that you don’t lose out!
How many participants will take place in the auction?
In order for an auction to take place, there must be a minimum of two participants. There isn't a maximum number of participants. The auction is private and bids can only come from those that have made applications during the Landrush process.
What happens if there are no bidders?
The registry has two options: reschedule the auction or defer the release of this domain name. Make sure you bid for your domain name; otherwise someone else may bid at the last minute, and you’ll lose your domain name.
If I win the auction, how long do I have to make a payment?
The DotAsia registry expects that they will allow up to 7 to 10 days to make this payment. The exact time frame is to be confirmed at a later point in time. Please note that your auction invoice will come from Pool.com, the auction provider for .asia.
What if I am unable to make this payment in time?
This action is held and determined by the DotAsia registry, and not Domainmonster.com. The registry may:
Award the domain name to the next highest bidder
Re-auction the domain name
Choose a different course of action
To prevent loss of a domain name you rightfully won, we highly recommend that you make your payment on time.
Why did I receive an email from Pool.com regarding my .asia domain name?
The registry uses Pool's auction platform to run .asia auctions. You will receive notifications from Pool regarding auction start, auction outbid, and auction invoice.
What if I did not submit an application, and I want to bid in the auction?
All auction participants must submit an application for their domain during the Landrush process. This ends on 12th March 2008.
Why has my Landrush Application failed?
In some cases Landrush Applications may fail before getting to the Auction/Allocation stage. This is because the DotAsia registry reserved names under various initiatives they have been running, including but not limited to Community, Government, Pioneer & Celebrity programmes. They didn't publish these lists or make them available to registrars to exclude from their available Domains. Equally, Domainmonster.com automatically checks in with the registry every time a user performs a search on our site and DotAsia continued to state that domains held within this list where available.
Reserved
The dotAsia registry decided upon a list of Domain Names which they deemed Reserved, but did not publish a list in full. Due to this, a domain may have appeared available but the application failed on submission to the dotAsia registry.
Sunrise Allocated
Preceeding Landrush, the dotAsia registry ran a Sunrise period. This allowed those people who felt that they had a claim to a particular name to apply for a domain, and provide documentary evidence to back up their claim. These Sunrise applications have been ongoing since Oct 2007, and some have still not been completed. At the time of placing your order, the domain may have appeared to be available, but has since been allocated to a Sunrise applicant. Had the Sunrise application failed, your Landrush application would have been successful, but unfortunately in this case the domain was allocated to the Sunrise applicant.
As information has become available about what has been held back, we have been instantly updating our records and in turn "failing" any registrations for these domains both retrospectively (With the a full refund) and on future searches.