Hiii guys,
this is just too much. if microsoft tried to monopolize the software
industry, what will you say about network solutions. i mean this moves shows
that they are desperate now and they can do any wrong thing to get their
profits right. It does not amaze me too much since NSI has recently been
acquired by VeriSign, who is well known to you guys here. There must be a
strong protest against this. if it goes on, it will definitely create
problems for all of us in future and may be everybody who wishes to buy a
domain name.
Abhishek Rungta
Indus Net Technologies
Phone : 91-33-2201718 2210896
http://www.talash.net
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----- Original Message -----
From: ECS <edseward@cmpsource.com>
To: <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: NSI to Auction old Names ???
> As I read it, they intend not only to auction off unpaid domain names,
> but domain names as they
> expire, including domains from the past and in the future if the domain
> name owner
> doesn't renew them.
>
> The article states the minimum bid is $35.00, which means while they are
> ensuring that only they will be able to register what could be prime
> domain names, shutting out the other registrars and that they will
> receive their regular rate as the minimum acceptable.
>
> However, if the names bring more than $35 they will also keep this
> money. In fact the article quotes Network Solutions as stating that
> there is a growing secondary market for used domains that it is keen to
> open up. This would seem to indicate that they mean to take control
> of the secondary market for domain names if they are not renewed and
> that they intend to auction off all domain names in the future that
> expire
> instead of making them available to all Registrars in the common pool
> for registration.
>
> So this could meant that they will receive hundreds or thousands of
> dollars for domain names that they have been sitting on for the last
> three years that should have gone back into the public pool. I know I
> have been waiting on one expired domain for over a year now and this
> appears to
> mean that if I want to register it, I will be forced to buy it at
> auction from
> Network Solutions instead of OpenSRS and pay them more than the $35
> per year to get the domain name. It also means that Network Solutions ]
> will selling domain names that they have held off the market at a
> premium
> instead of returning them to the public pool for all to register, first
> come,
> first served.
>
> So what is to prevent them from placing domain names that have never
> been registered up for auction as well? Or using the results of
> registry searches to pull names out of the pool and set them aside for
> auction? It is already being claimed by some that some Registrars are
> selling search results and that these domains are being registered by
> speculators if you do not immediately registered them during the search.
>
> I don't have a problem with Network Solutions auctioning off domain
> names where the initial registration fee was not paid. I have a big
> problem with them auctioning off domain names as they expired and are
> not renewed. Domain names that expire should go back into the
> registration pool and all Registrars should have the chance to register
> them.
>
> I hope OpenSRS takes action against this. Maybe an injunction to
> prevent the auction. I am also sending this to a couple of the other
> Registrars, suggesting the same risk and they might wish to take action.
>
> I don't see how resellers or users can do anything to prevent this. It
> appears to me that the other Registrars are the only ones who would have
> legal standing to take action against this.
>
> I hope I have misunderstood this article and that Network Solution only
> intends to auction those for which it was never paid, not those that
> were
> not renewed after the initial two years and have expired.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ryan Denke" <ryan.denke@home.com>
> To: <mikelittle@home.com>
> Cc: "'OpenSRS Discuss-list'" <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2000 1:15 PM
> Subject: Re: NSI to Auction old Names ???
>
>
> > Network Solutions is extending their monopoly. Most of these names
> were
> > registered when NSI was the only choice for a registrar, and now, they
> are
> > forcing the retention of these domains by causing people to have to
> maintain
> > registrations with them. Bastards.
> >
> > Mike Little wrote:
> >
> > > "Deserted domains to go under the hammer "
> > >
> > > "Hundreds of thousands of domain names that have been abandoned by
> their
> > > owners will be sold in an auction next week, and there might be some
> real
> > > bargains on offer. "
> > >
> > > http://www.vnunet.com/News/1104550
> > >
> > > Please forgive me if this has been covered and I am overlooking it,
> but has
> > > anyone seen the above article
> > >
> > > this statement really got me ...
> > >
> > > "Network Solutions sent out an email to domain administrators and
> its
> > > resellers, such as ISPs, which said: "If the domain name is not paid
> for, or
> > > is deleted by 28 June 2000, it will be entered on the NSI auction
> site. Any
> > > proceeds from the sale will be retained by NSI and the domain name
> will be
> > > transferred to the successful bidder.""
> > >
> > > I have a couple of domains that do fall into the category to be
> auctioned if
> > > i do not take auction - I did not receive stated email - have any of
> you??
> > >
> > > Curious
> > > Mike Little
> > > <> - - - - - <> - - - - - - <>
> > > PRIDE Computers ... and ... Internet Resources
> > > San Diego, CA. 619-233-7205
> >
> >
>
>
>
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