> I read Chuck's statements in that OpenSRS used to be about providing a > fair and equal basis for resellers to make a business, or augment their > business, with domain name registrations.
OpenSRS has always been about an easy way to add domain registrations to our product offerings. OpenSRS still provides this. It doesn't have anything to do with a referral list however... > Dubious practices by other registrars were not followed by OpenSRS even > though that could have increased revenue. "Right" was given more priority > than "$$$". and they still aren't following those practices... > In the early days OpenSRS would listen to what the resellers were saying > and base their policies on that. they still do. I know this as a fact. > The recent complaints about the referrals list, and the almost complete > abscence of commitment from OpenSRS on this matter, is showing that the > resellers are having less and less say in policy. nonsense. It appears some of the one man resellers think that opensrs can operate as a one man business and drop everything and make a change they want. I hate to break it to these one man businesses, the real world doesn't and unfortunately cannot work that way. > In the technical arena OpenSRS has grown considerably but their management > is seeming more and more distant from us each month. nope. management has gotten closer in recent years. If you didn't notice, the CEO reads this list and actually replies to it! > > in the near future. Until then, PLEASE feel free to keep raising it, > > complaining about it and jumping on our heads in general just please > > don't feel we are ignoring your comments. Again, we may not always agree > > but the comments are never ignored. > > In the referrals list you DO have resellers telling you outright, WE DONT > LIKE THE WAY YOU DO THIS. What do we hear back? Silence.... this type of statement shows ignorance about how businesses really have to work to succeed. > Please consider our pleas about the referrals list and SHOW us you care > about the reseller base that has allowed you to do what you do. Oh, by the way, I hate to break it to all of those complaining about the referral list... The honest truth is that the referral list doesn't really help in any way. It's not going to bring you any business in 2003 if you are listed. Maybe three years ago when this industry was new, but today people are not looking through the referral list to decide who to give their business to.
