Yep...all money for "applications" will be refunded - complete details to come...
rb > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 6:54 AM > To: 'William X Walsh'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Someone finally gets it > > > Hmmm...looks like the only losers now will be all the poor saps that > bought 1,000 tickets and had NO competition for the name. > > I've seen no mention of refunding these monies. > > Rich Shockney > RS Marketing > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of William X Walsh > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 1:43 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Someone finally gets it > > > > > > The news is at: > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011217/wr/tech_domains_biz_dc_2.html > > Basically Neulevel is admiting its "lottery" plan was not very well > thought out and is going to change its policy on those names, and run a > new selection mechanism for the names in question in February. (this is > not news to us on this list, thanks tou updates from Tucows already, but > some may find the story of interest anyway). > > What I am most pleased to see is Neulevel's Jeffrey Neuman say the > following: > > NeuLevel's Neuman said if he could do it all over again, he would set up > a much simpler registration scheme, even if it resulted in a flood of > applications > > ``Because there's so many creative solutions, those solutions become > part of the problem. And the best way, the tested way, would be > first-come, first-serve, that's what people are used to,'' Neuman said. > > > Finally someone realizes that first come first served IS the most fair > manner for domain registrants. End of story. Maybe we can eliminate > any "sunrise" or "landrush" registration schemes in future tld roll outs > now. > > > -- > Best regards, > William X Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- > >
