The confirmation e-mail that Kryptonite sent to me arrived a day or two after I registered. The delay would have me guessing that the confirmations are not "automatic". More likely, staff members are reading through the registrations and getting the lock owner assigned to a place "in line" before they send out the confirmations.

Kryptonite's goal was to mail out the first batch of 2005 locks this week. As shipments come in from the factory, they will work their way down the list. The company has said that they intend to supply every owner who registeres with replacement locks before they ship a single lock to a bike store.

In the meantime, the bike stores in my neighborhood are stocking OnGuard locks with flat keys. If shops end up waiting until December or January for new Kryptonite locks (which is a possibility), some bike shops may begin to think "Why not just stick with OnGuard"? Kryptonite has some work to complete to regain the full trust of the bike community.

Of course, ten or fifteen other companies are still making and selling locks with round keys. If anyone has a reason to trust a lock from that kind of company, I can not think what it might be.