David Iyoha wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> > Because I've said why so many times in the past.
> And they were as bad points then as they are now
Actually, they support our decision to work with OpenSRS. Does NSI's
offering web hosting and e-mail forwarding services (ala WorldNIC) make me
trust them more or less? Well, without a second thought, I can say
"less." The fact that they are offering the same services would lead them
(in my view) to treat my interests as a lower priority, in the hopes of
gaining the customer as their own hosting client.
> > The additional services offered by RSPs are what distinguishes them from
> those who
> > simply want everything handed to them on a silver platter,
> OpenSRS is currently offering you domain registration services and web
> certificates on a silver platter. Where exactly does one draw the line on
> services they provide. In your case it appears that you draw the line where
> it is convenient for you.
You draw the line here: where it is prohibitively expensive to offer the
same services on a medium scale. The investment that OpenSRS has made in
development for the registrar side and the certificates side is *well*
beyond what most business could hope to recover to offer those products.
As mentioned, you can do domain parking already (it's just DNS service,
right?) and e-mail forwarding (with a couple books and a couple hours).
However, becoming an ICANN accredited registrar involves several hundred
thousand dollars (some paid, most just available in the form of working
capital and bonds) and probably a few months... prohibitive unless you're
going to be offering domains on a large scale.
In short: if it's something you can do, you just choose not to, then it is
not something OpenSRS should offer. If on the other hand, it is something
that would be extremely hard for you to do, then it's something to
approach OpenSRS on.
-kb
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