> Where does it say in the policy that this was going to be a $200 process?
That's one of the beauties of the policy space that gets compounded by the
fact that Verisign still has something that looks and acts like a monopoly -
we need more TLDs that compete directly with ..com - this, coupled with the
reality that companies are free to set the prices of the products that they
sell (which is underscored in the ICANN contract) means that VGRS will
continue to charge us too much for small things like the RGP until such time
that they no longer can.
In my mind, this means a couple of things...
a) we need more effective competition to com.
b) we need a framework by which it is relatively easy for competition to com
to get into the market - right now it is virtually impossible.
Thanks,
-rwr
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Schneiders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Ross Wm. Rader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "'Swerve'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Discuss List'"
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Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 10:33 PM
Subject: RE: OpenSRS Live Reseller Update [.com/.net & .name] - 13/02/03
> Where does it say in the policy that this was going to be a $200 process?
>
> On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, at 15:53 [=GMT-0500], Ross Wm. Rader wrote:
>
> > My question is where you guys were during the public comment periods
> > while this policy was being put together?
> >
> >
> >
> > -rwr
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an
> > idiot."
> > - Steven Wright
> >
> > Get Blog... http://www.byte.org/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Marc Schneiders
> > > Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 3:43 PM
> > > To: Swerve
> > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Discuss List
> > > Subject: Re: OpenSRS Live Reseller Update [.com/.net & .name]
> > > - 13/02/03
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, at 08:26 [=GMT-0500], Swerve wrote:
> > >
> > > > Are the key email addresses of the main controllers within Icann
> > > > available to the general public?
> > >
> > > Email addresses of the members of the Board are available
> > > from their bios, linked from
> > >
> > http://www.icann.org/general/abouticann.htm
> >
> > (In other words click on name, then you get bio, there is a link to
> > email
> > there.)
> >
> > More contact addresses for ICANN:
> >
> > http://www.icann.org/general/contact.htm
> >
> > > How 'bout top level verisign folks email addresses?
> >
> > There is one pretty top person's email here:
> >
> > http://www.dnso.org/constituency/gtld/gtld.html
> >
> > And you may found more by looking at the mailing list archives of
> > registrars at the same website.
> > --
> > [14] I am not a lawyer.
> > http://logoff.org/
> >
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 21:34:48 -0800 (PST)
> > > >
> > > >> These fees are going to be as hard as hell to explain to irate
> > > >> clients.
> > > >
> > > > Just blame ICANN and refer them to ICANN's website:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.icann.org/registrars/redemption-proposal-14feb02.htm
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
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