Hi Ben -
I had a hunch that .TEL was going to produce some interesting
discussion - I'd love to hear what some other resellers think as well.
I've read articles that suggest .TEL is going to be a flop, and
articles praising .TEL as the next big thing.
As for your specific comments, I believe point 2 refers to the fact
that the information for each .tel domain is not stored in a
traditional HTML page or on a traditional webserver. Obviously, yes,
they'll need to provide an HTML page for the browser to display, but
the data in that page is generated on the fly directly from the
metadata stored in DNS which is instantly updatable by the domain
owner. So, yes, I'd agree with you that they aren't exactly describing
what happens to create the .TEL page when requested.
As for the novelty of .TEL, you are quite right to suggest that there
is nothing stopping a company from duplicating the kind of information
stored as a .tel and providing it as part of their regular website.
On the other hand, if .TEL catches on, and becomes part of the way
people think about contact information, then having a .TEL becomes
fairly important. Combine a location-aware device like a Blackberry or
iPhone and a massive, global contact directory that can provide you
with not only the contact information for a bookstore anywhere in the
world, but also the contact information for the bookstore that is
closest to you *at that moment*, and you hove a very valuable tool in
your hand.
If .TEL reaches that tipping point where the average person thinks
about <companyname>.tel first when trying to get in touch with that
company, then .TEL has the potential to be quite disruptive. I'd be
willing to bet that a lot of companies won't be willing to take the
chance that it won't become something big and will jump on board
with .TEL from day one.
EIther way, our Resellers will be able to participate in the launch
of .TEL beginning with sunrise pre-orders, right through general
availability.
James Koole
Communications Lead
OpenSRS
On 10-Nov-08, at 1:36 PM, Ben Kennedy wrote:
Hi all,
So, besides obviously being a cash grab for the registry operator, how
does this new TLD offer anything novel that can't already be done with
any other domain? After all, the demo video speaks about how
everything
is stored in DNS. But then the "top ten reasons" PDF even goes on to
directly contradict itself (page 8):
When you input a .tel domain, Hertz.tel, into your web browser,
it queries the DNS.
2. The DNS does not return an IPAddress as with other domains.
Rather, it returns the contact information and keywords that Hertz
chose to store directly in the DNS.
3. You can then click on one of the contact details provided by
Hertz (tel, email, skype, etc…) and be immediately connected.
Obviously, point 2 is a blatant lie. Since hertz.tel does not resolve
let's pretend it said tucows.tel; 'host -t a tucows.tel' certainly
returns an IP address (as well it should, since presumably by
"browser"
the writer means "HTTP web browser").
To offer these locator services easily for existing clientele, it
would
make far more sense for a business to simply apply them to the its
existing domain.
This ".tel" domain sounds more or less like a fancily-dressed scam.
Someone please explain to me what I'm missing.
-ben
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote at 12:18 PM (-0500) on 11/10/08:
Hi there -
There's an innovative new domain extension on the way called .TEL and
the great news for our Resellers is that OpenSRS will be
participating
fully in the launch of .TEL including:
* Sunrise (for trademark holders) between December 3rd, 2008 and
February 2nd, 2009.
* Landrush between February 3rd, 2009 and March 23rd, 2009.
* General availability beginning March 24th, 2009.
Additionally, we'll start taking sunrise pre-orders very shortly.
We'll
let you know the details of that process later this week.
.TEL is quite a bit different from other domain extensions. .TEL
requires no hosting whatsoever, using DNS to store a wide range of
contact information for registrants, be they individuals or
businesses.
The best way to understand .TEL is to see it in action. You can
have a
look at our own .TEL domain at http://tucows.tel
The .TEL domain extension is poised to become the white pages for the
entire Internet. Lots more information on .TEL is available at
http://www.telnic.org/ and at the Reseller Blog at
http://opensrs.com/blog/2008/11/tel-is-launching-soon-and-opensrs-will-
be-participating-fully/
Pricing for .TEL registrations during the sunrise period (based on a
three-year minimum registration) are:
$275 registration fee
+ $24 registry fee ($8/year for three years)
+ $30 management fee ($10 per year for three years)
+ $0.60 ICANN fee ($0.20 per year for three years)
= $329.60 per new, three-year registration during sunrise.
Keep in mind there is no hosting required for .TEL domains.
Everything
is stored in DNS, and the .TEL Registry provides the fully hosted
page
that displays contact information for each .TEL domain. All you
need to
do is sell the domain. .TEL will be of interest to a large range of
customers, from large corporations right down to small business
owners
and individuals who want to make sure that their contact
information is
easily found and readily available online.
Thanks for your continued support of OpenSRS and happy selling.
Sincerely,
Adam Eisner
Product Manager, Domains
OpenSRS
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zygoat creative technical services
http://www.zygoat.ca
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