The answers to your questions are below. Call or email if you have any
questions. Just so you know ... all your answers are in the FAQ's.
Tim Harris
Manager Business Development, North America
Tucows Inc.
phone: 800-371-6992 x4055
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert Kidd
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 6:57 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Joining OpenSRS?
>
>
> Hi everybody
>
> I am considering joining OpenSRS and becoming a registrar but
> I have a few questions before I do. I am not a domain name
> speculator. I have never sold and will not sell the names I
> have purchased. I simply own a number of domain names which I
> am developing by myself very slowly. One every 4-5 months.
> Thus I need a cheap place to keep them as I develop them. I
> think this is the right place to ask but if there is a better
> place for these questions please let me know.
>
> Can I join OpenSRS and just register my own domain names?
-Yes.
> What is the yearly fee per domain name for OpenSRS registrars?
-$10 US per domain year
> How much would it cost for the initial set up? (to get me to
> the point where I can transfer and register my own domain names?)
-Your initial deposit is either $250 US for Full Access (feature rich
OpenSRS code running on your servers) or $500 US for Quick Start (easy/basic
web interface). This is NOT a sign-up fee. The $250 = 25 prepaid domain
years and $500 = 50 prepaid domain years.
> What is the monthly/yearly fee, if any, paid to Tucows?
-NONE
> I am not a competent programmer. (But that doesn't mean I am
> incompetent :o) Do I have to install, configure or otherwise
> mess around with the OpenSRS software?
-not if you do the Quick Start implementation.
> If I must install the above, how much would it cost to have
> someone do it for me?
-pricing ranges ($150 - $700 depending on what you done, i.e. code, payment
gateway, merchant account ....) ... see the Support FAQ for a list of
consultants.
> As you probably guessed I am a bit of a miser so if anyone
> can think of a cheaper way to achieve what I want then please
> let me know.
-I'll let the list answer this one. We are inexpensive, but we are not the
cheapest. The domain is only one part of the equation. Our resellers can
offer you much more in the way of packages with web hosting, url forwarding,
domain parking, etc. I'll let them contact you OFFLIST.
> Thank you for your help and time.
>
> Robert Kidd
> http://www.english-zoo.com
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Good Luck,
Tim Harris
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
