Read all about it in: http://partner.tucows.com/tribune/archives/edition3/bestbus.html
Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 4:09 PM > To: Benjamin Azevedo > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Defaults for WHOIS showing reseller? > > > Over the years, there has been discussion (in the mailing lists) about > what to call us. Tucows currently preferred term is "reseller" since > OpenSRS offers more than just domain registration now (i.e. SSL certs). > > Note that the page you mention was last updated in January 2001. Other > pages within the site reference other names "Registered Service Provider", > "RSP (reseller)", etc. Looking at some of the pages and FAQs, you > can determine when they were created. Some of the FAQ questions/answers > refer to us as "registration service providers" and other > questions/answers in the same FAQ refer to us as "resellers". > > They even called us "OpenSRS MSP's" at one time. I don't even remember > what MSP stands for. > > Personally I prefer registration service provider and that is what we use. > > > > On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Benjamin Azevedo wrote: > > > I don't think so Bill. > > Just take a look at OpenSRS invitation > > to become a RSP, at > > http://www.opensrs.org/a.shtml > > > > Starts with: > > > > > Become an OpenSRS Registration Service Provider > > > > > > Join Now > > > Review our Getting Started Guide or go directly to our online > sign-up form. > > > > > > The Benefits > > > Need further convincing? Read about the many advantages of > becoming an > > > > > > > > OpenSRS Registration Service Provider: > > > > > > > > Benjamin > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Benjamin, > > > > > > > > >>Excelent. > > >>I would just reword it to > > >> OpenSRS Registration Service Provider > > >>instead of Registration Support Contact > > >>to stick with our offical denomination (RSP) > > >> > > > > > > Actually they stopped using the term "registration service > > > provider" several months (maybe even a year now) ago. We are > all known > > > simply as resellers now. > > > > > > -Bil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
