As the registration agreement is between the registrant and the registrar,
the reseller is then acting as an agent of the registrar.

Surely then the registrar is contractually bound to service the registrant
under the terms of that registration agreement, in the case where the registrant
elects to no longer deal with the reseller?

jon

>-- Original Message --
>Reply-To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
>Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 17:07:13 +0200
>From: Kim Davies <kim&#167;cynosure.com.au>
>To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
>Subject: Re: [DNS] Melbourne IT - slow speed, laxsecurity and poor quality
>of service
>
>
>Quoting Ian Smith on Wednesday August 14, 2002:
>| 
>|  > There are really only three parties. If you choose to use a Reseller
>|  > instead of going direct, that's your own fault. There will also be
>|  > people reselling products no matter what it is.
>| 
>| What if a domain's registrar says that you won't be able to deal with
>| them directly, but must use one of their resellers?
>
>Well, when I say "it's your own fault" I don't mean to imply going
>through a reseller is always bad. If a registrar wants to be wholesale
>only I don't see any problem with that. But the reseller should be clear
>to the end user whom they are actually entering a contract with.
>
>kim
>
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