Finally some useful .biz and .info information.... it's getting closer :)
This has the potential to be quite profitable to all concerned - there are
a couple questions raised by this information though.
Firstly, .biz names. The $3 ticket price is about what I was expecting,
and seems reasonable enough - but the $10 holding fee? Is Neulevel doing
something like this to registrars, or this just Tucows doing it to us?
This severely limits our ability to run a successful lottery... it means
that if we want to sell multiple tickets for a domain (and I intended to
have a drop-down box saying, "number of tickets") then we get charged
an additional $10 fee for each ticket. Yeah, I know its refundable if
it doesn't go through - but I'm not made of money.
I either have to pay all those myself, and only invoice customer
afterwards (if successful), or charge customer up-front. I can't
really do the second - its just stupid. If someone want the name
mydomain.biz - and purchases 10 "tickets", why should they have to
pay $10 holding fee on each one? Its kinda obvious that at least 9
of those tickets will need to have $10 refunded! But I can't really
afford to do the first either, I don't have that much capital lying
around. I must say, I wasn't expecting this additional feature for
.biz and am quite disappointed.
I think I'll leave my other questions for another time - since I
don't want to detract from the above issue.
Kirk
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 8:51 AM
Subject: OpenSRS Live Reseller Update - 05/16/01
>
> Pricing update
> -----------------
> Please find following the pricing structure for .info and .biz
> registrations. Please note that existing volume rebates (promote Tucows)
> will apply to both .biz and .info registrations.
>
>
> Pricing - .info
> ***
> Sunrise - $65 (Minimum 5 year registration = $13 x 5 years)
> Landrush - $20 (Minimum 2 year registration = $10 x 2 years)
> Normal Volume - $20 (Minimum 2 year registration = $10 x 2 years)
>
>
> Pricing - .biz
> ***
> IP Claim Service - $78.75
>
> Pre-registration submissions (lottery system):
>
> - up to 5,000 pre-registration submissions: $3.00
> - 5,000 - 15,000 pre-registration submissions: $2.70
> - greater than 15,000 pre-registration submissions: $2.30
>
> Once you surpass a volume level, your discount will apply across all
> submissions. The discounts will be applied as a rebate.
>
> Please remember - the pre-registration *submission fees* for .biz
> registrations are NON REFUNDABLE. If the registrant is not awarded the
> domain, they DO NOT receive a refund for this fee. We will return the
> $10.00 one year registration fee for unsuccessful pre-registration
> attempts ($10.00 will be put on hold for all .biz pre-registrations).
>
> Registry live (normal operation): $10.00 for one year registration
>
>
> .biz update
> -----------------
> NeuLevel has announced that the IP Claim Service will officially begin
> May 21, 2001 and run until July 9, 2001. Tucows will be providing
> resellers with the opportunity to participate in the IP Claim Service
> beginning May 24, 2001. On this day, Tucows will make all necessary
> legal documents available on the OpenSRS web site and will have the
> necessary updates to the RWI completed. Please note - Tucows will
> provide you with the appropriate link to the forms on May 24, 2001.
> Tucows DOES NOT anticipate any significant landrush characteristics
> during this time period, and as a result you WILL NOT be at a
> disadvantage by offering this service to your registrants three days
> after the official launch date.
>
> Timelines for .biz remain unchanged, as follows:
>
> IP Claim Service: May 21, 2001 - July 9, 2001
> Domain Name Application and Selection (Pre-registration): June 25, 2001
> - September 25, 2001
> Registry Live: October 1, 2001
>
>
> .info update
> -----------------
> To further expand on previous email communications, Tucows will be
> providing resellers with a pre-registration mechanism for both the
> sunrise and landrush periods so that you may collect pre-registrations
> from registrants.
>
> Timelines for .info remain as follows:
>
> OpenSRS sunrise pre-reg tool available: June 1
> Registry sunrise begins: June 25, 2001 and end July 23, 2001
> Cooling off period begin: ELIMINATED
> OpenSRS land rush pre-reg tool available: June 26
> Land rush period begin: July 25, 2001 and end August 22, 2001
> Normal volume begin: August 23, 2001
>
> We will continue to keep you updated with any new information as we
> receive it.
>
> Thanks for your continued support of OpenSRS!
>
> Regards,
>
> sA
> Scott Allan
> Director, OpenSRS
