Chuck Gomes wrote:> >Your idea below is interesting. How would you propose collecting the $1 >from those who only apply? Michael Dillon wrote: >> I just thought of a simple and presumably legal valid change they could >> make almost immediately: >> >> Charge a $69 registration fee and >> a $1 *application* fee, PER APPLICATION. If you don't think you can collect $1, then you probably also don't expect to collect the $69 fee that goes along with the registration. Thus, you are acknowledging the things we are all complaining about: that these non-paying customers are tying up a desirable asset, costing you time and money in processing the account, adding to the bloated sluggedness of the WHOIS database used worldwide, and aggravatingother customers all with no financial consideration on the part of the speculator. Such a deal!! I like the $1 application fee. The mere processing of such a small sum means NSI will be more likely to get valid registrant information. Those who say many people cannot afford prepayment have lost their argument. Those who say that people need some time to get all their online ducks in a row have lost the argument, as $1 is a nominal risk. And most important,this ought to result in huge cuts to the spam attacks NSI has been experiencing. So the real question is, who gets hurt by a $1 application fee? My answer: those who don't have credit cards; those who are afraid to use credit cards on line. While many people don't think twice about ordering products by credit card over the phone, they are reluctant to do so over the Internet. To these people, I suggest getting a card that they use ONLY for Internet transactions, thus keeping their other credit card activities completely separate and free of opportunity for online hacking. The people you want to hit with such a policy are the virtual resellers and cybersquatters, and you know they have the means to pay by credit card. I am certain there's a business that would offer easy $1 credit online, in hopes that the people who establish accounts will use the services for other purchases. These are not major obstacles considering the huge numbers of domain names that are being tied up at no cost. What's the number? Half a million x $70 = $35 million in potential income. Certainly NSI can devote a fraction of that sum to finding ways to implement Michael Dillion's recommendation. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com ================================ // =================================== ISBN 0879305150 *=" ____ / +1 (415) 435-5010 [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ ) Tiburon, CA // \\ "Carpe canine" __________________________________________________ To receive the digest version instead, send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To SUBSCRIBE forward this message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNSUBSCRIBE, forward this message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Problems/suggestions regarding this list? Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___END____________________________________________
