🚀 go-pugleaf

I would have to vote to strip NSI of its hold on the big 5 top 
level domains.  I mean, they sprung this on us, and they seem to think 
that they can hold the internet hostage, because bigcorp.biz sounds 
wierd when everyone is used to hearing bogcorp.com.  I say freeze the 
root servers and refuse to accept any new domains that were paid for  
until a freely competetive arangement is worked out in the big 5, 
simply temporarily stop registering domains.  I'm confident that
something can be worked out in couple of weeks, and since the internic 
takes 5 weeks anyway, it'd probably take less time to register under the 
new system anyway.


Richard Johnson (johnsonr@colorado.edu) wrote:
: In article <434mdq$c3r@shell1.best.com>, rpwhite@best.com (rpwhite) wrote:

: > INTERNET BEGINS FEE-BASED REGISTRATION  
: > 
: > 
: >         (HERNDON, VA)  September 18, 1995 -- Internet domain name registrants
: > will begin paying registration fees immediately in order to improve 
: > registration processing and fund Internet infrastructure improvements.

: Even if I were stupid enough to trust SAIC with this kind of manufactured
: monopoly, I'd be upset at the far too high yearly charges.


: Our shared US namespace (.com, .net, .org, .edu and .gov) is an Internet
: village commons.

: Now, we suddenly have a group of ne'er-do-wells trying to charge us to use it.

: Sounds like a gang of brigands trying to set itself up with the trappings
: of "government" so their extortion can be relabeled as a "fee".


: I have no problem with _reasonable_ fees for maintenance of of top level
: domains.  I have a severe problem with a for-profit corporation baldly
: usurping control and setting themselves up with a monopoly complete with
: fees at a level motivated more by raw greed than the desire to provide
: service.

: I'd much rather see the top level domains under the control of a
: non-profit membership based cooperative association, with fully public
: books.  There's at least a chance of trusting such an organization.


: Richard

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