> Each time a company, organization, and individual paid to register a > ".com," ".net," or ".org" name from 1995 through 1997, $15 a year went > into the a fund developed under an agreement between NSF and Network > Solutions, a Virginia company that manages the Internet registration > process. I see -- NSF wasnt *charging anyone for use of its database, and NSI didnt pass any surcharge along as part of a *contract. No, it was just by way of a friendly agreement -- does one therefore call it a protection racket or just skimming? kerry
