perhaps the word i meant was registrar, i get the two mixed up. No, not nsi. More like Icann, of which i am no fan of, but more of a fan of than new.net.
Swerve > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 09:40:44 +0200 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: IDN status > > a registry like nsi? > btw new.net is profitable and if they would go out of business i would be > amazed if no one would by them...they have distributed about 50 million > browser plug-ins...look what you could do with it: > > http://eps.new.search.new.net/apps/eps/results.cgi?dp_rp=6&Partner=oingo_inc > lusion_xml_19&ac=s > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Swerve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "opensrs discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 12:14 AM > Subject: Re: IDN status > > >> If new.net goes out of business one day, those domains may not work. >> Also an issue about domains like .kids, etc. being controlled by a private >> company. Imo, they should be ultimately controlled by a "public" or quasi >> public registry. >> >> Yes, we've had this discussion before. >> >> Swerve >> >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 22:49:16 +0200 >>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: Fw: IDN status >>> >>> at least new.net names work with 120 million users and with their quick >>> search engine you get more traffic than with .info or .biz names >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Mark Jeftovic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "John Keegan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 5:49 PM >>> Subject: Re: IDN status >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> IDN = vapourware. >>>> >>>> I've said it from the word go. >>>> >>>> If it isn't supported at the root server and deployed resolver level > then >>>> its a waste of time, you may as well be a new.net reseller. >>>> >>>> -mark >>>> >>>> On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, John Keegan wrote: >>>> >>>>> I am very frustrated with the status of IDNs. I have been told by >>> Verisign >>>>> GRS that the plug-ins available at http://www.idnnow.com/ will only be >>>>> available for Windows (VGRS: "I am curious to understand the demand > you >>> see >>>>> for a Mac plug-in."). >>>>> >>>>> We were sold - and sold to our customers - domain names, not >>>>> platform-dependent resolution parlor tricks. >>>>> >>>>> Anyone here from the "MLD" days, almost 2 years ago (first released >>>>> 11/9/2000)? What do you think about the status of these names? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> mark jeftovic >>>> http://www.easydns.com >>>> http://mark.jeftovic.net >>>> >>> >>> >> >
