On Sun, 5 Aug 2001, Robert L Mathews wrote:
> At 8/5/01 10:05 PM, Patrick Greenwell wrote:
>
> >> OK... why does new.net need the .net then?
> >
> >Because a world that knows of the availability of these names and the
> >means to access them does not spring forth by wishing it to be.
>
> But you're encouraging YOUR commercial customers to buy .shop domains.
> You clearly expect others to pay you money for a domain name before the
> "means to access" it comes into being.
The means to access it came prior to the business being launched, and the
means to access it is improving on a daily basis, with the addition of ISP
partners and enabled clients. When New.net launched, 16 million users
could see the names. Currently that number stands at over 53 million. That
increase has occured within the past 5 months. We haven't exactly been
resting on our laurels. :-)
> You can't have it both ways. If the ".shop" domain is widespread enough
> for someone to base a business on it, you should use it yourself.
Why do you feel it is appropriate for you to decide what names people
should run their business under? Would you mind if I decided for you?
> If not, it's unethical to take other people's money for a service you've
> acknowledged isn't suitable to represent an online business's presence.
We have been and are very clear about what individuals are paying for.
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Patrick Greenwell
Earth is a single point of failure.
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