One of the best aspects of ICANN's new deletions policy (n.b., I served on the GNSO task force that drafted it), is the requirement that registrars provide a description of the way in which they handle the deletion of domain names. Rationale: transparency is a simple solution to a lot of problems experienced by registrants.

Received in the mail today was this: "Dear Valued Network Solutions(R) Customer: ICANN recently implemented a policy that requires Network Solutions to describe the details of our deletion policy and processes. In accordance with this new guideline, you may now view our deletion policy."

The policy reveals much about the way this registrar handles deletions. I read the part about "Direct Transfers" with interest.