Hi Charles,
Hi just re-read that email and I appologize. I did mention you and that
was a big mistake. The world is a big place and in this small community I
can see why you took offense.
TO ALL, I APPOLOGIZE. I SHOULD HAVE NEVER MADE THAT STATEMENT.
OpenSRS has for the most part been a GOOD company (Except for the referral
program which has prompted us to develop our own reseller service software
as we are now.) I should have not mentioned CHARLES at ALL.
-- Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net discusslist@4CheapDomains.Net http://www.4CheapDomains.Net Need Advertising? Try DeerSearch.Com http://www.DeerSearch.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Daminato" <opus@penguins.ca> To: "Mike Allen" <discusslist@4cheapdomains.net> Cc: <discuss-list@opensrs.org> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 10:31 AM Subject: Re: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!??> Hey Mike... > > You are wrong, my leaving was truly to go back to school and > pursue a career in teaching/writing. Please don't use my name in > this way. Thank you. > > On Thu, 10 Apr 2003, Mike Allen wrote: > > > We are already developing one ;O) We seen things like this coming on a > > while ago and I fear to say may be a reason that Charles left ???? Hope i'm > > wrong... Only time will tell ;o( > > > > > > -- > > Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net > > discusslist@4CheapDomains.Net > > http://www.4CheapDomains.Net > > Need Advertising? Try DeerSearch.Com http://www.DeerSearch.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Richard Jones" <powerhouse@servicenterprises.com> > > To: "Elliot Noss" <enoss@tucows.com>; <hostmaster@digital-marketplace.net>; > > <discuss-list@opensrs.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 3:12 PM > > Subject: Re: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!?? > > > > > > > Ah, so you MIGHT be interested in such a deal. > > > > > > Bad, Bad, Bad. > > > > > > That is NOT right. With that company, I would not see that as an excuse, > > > since they > > > are a horrible company. I hope you see the light, and stop all > > negotiations, > > > as that > > > will damage YOUR reputation. We are YOUR customers, if we wanted to be a > > > part of that horrible company, we would have joined THEM, not OpenSRS. > > > > > > If you continue in these talks, then that is why you cannot comment, as > > that > > > could > > > be insider trading, since this is a public company. Therefore, I must see > > > the light, > > > that this is just an excuse to not have to be obligated to say, in other > > > words, a guilt > > > trip. Register.com is not going to sell out, so what is the harm, if this > > is > > > untrue? > > > > > > If this does happen, then I personally, will put together a better SRS > > that > > > would compare > > > quite well to OpenSRS, and I would make sure it was never possible to be > > > sold to a > > > company with the ethics of someone horrible. I would do so, just to spite > > > all involved > > > in this deal. My company has plenty of investors who would love to fund > > > something like > > > this, if I decide to do so. I have no desire to, but if I'm forced I > > would. > > > No, this is not > > > a empty threat, or anything like that. I am not a big reseller, I joined > > > here just to have > > > something for a FEW clients that asked for it. > > > > > > I will NOT subject them to register.com, under any circumstances. > > > > > > Just my 2 cents. > > > > > > I hope you will squash all rumors that exist, just because your > > "CUSTOMERS" > > > want you to. > > > If we all left, it would make it much easier for another company to have a > > > takeover, since your > > > stock would drop to virtually a few pennies. In fact, even just a rumor > > not > > > denied can do that. > > > I've seen it happen before. Take heed, with that last statement. ;o) > > > > > > Richard. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Elliot Noss" <enoss@tucows.com> > > > To: <hostmaster@digital-marketplace.net>; <discuss-list@opensrs.org> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 2:04 PM > > > Subject: RE: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!?? > > > > > > > > > > Ok. Let me try like this. It would be irresponsible, especially as a > > > public > > > > company, to comment on rumours that deal with M&A. In my years doing > > this > > > > there have been, literally, hundreds. To even deny things that had > > > > absolutely no basis could preclude discussions that may be very > > > > advantageous. > > > > > > > > Let me give you a real example. Many years ago (in a land far away) when > > > we > > > > were primarily a content company there was a small website that was run > > by > > > a > > > > couple guys that I was quite friendly with. There was a rumour on a list > > > > frequented by shareware and freeware developers who were/are the biggest > > > > constituency for our software business. The rumour said that we were > > going > > > > to do a deal with that website. I was both much more naive and a private > > > > company at the time and I leapt in and categorically denied the rumour. > > > Six > > > > months later that website was sold to one of our competitors in a deal > > > that > > > > was not great for the guys running it (who I really liked). When I > > called > > > > them saying "hey, why didn't you call me if you were looking to do a > > deal" > > > > they told me that they had read my denial of the rumour and had assumed > > I > > > > wasn' interested! > > > > > > > > The competitor, who was smaller then us at the time, levered that > > > > acquisition in to a large IPO and an even larger sale of the whole > > company > > > > months later. Lesson learned. > > > > > > > > I hope this helps. > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > Elliot Noss > > > > Tucows inc. > > > > 416-538-5494 > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Hostmaster [mailto:hostmaster@digital-marketplace.net] > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 1:30 PM > > > > > To: Elliot Noss; discuss-list@opensrs.org > > > > > Subject: RE: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!?? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, that does make sense to me, but it certainly doesn't answer > > > > > my/our question! > > > > > > > > > > Maybe you should 'go a bit deeper on why even commenting is not > > > > > appropriate'. > > > > > > > > > > Perhaps you could answer this: Are you not commenting because you > > > > > are not legally allowed to, or is it simply because you feel the > > > > > rumor is not worthy of a reply? Either way, you should be able to > > > > > answer without 'getting in trouble' with anyone. > > > > > > > > > > Its just that I would rather not base an important business > > > > > decision, switching from OpenSRS to whoever, based on rumor and/or my > > > > > reading between the lines of comments made. > > > > > > > > > > BUT, if the rumor is true, I will in no way get myself or my > > > > > business involved with Register.com! I would also be willing to bet > > > > > money that the majority of your resellers feel as I do in this > > > > > regard. Therefore I feel the need to keep asking... > > > > > > > > > > Nick Swift > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org > > > > > [mailto:owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org]On Behalf Of Elliot Noss > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 12:43 PM > > > > > To: hostmaster@dmcom.net; George Kirikos; discuss-list@opensrs.org > > > > > Subject: RE: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!?? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Just to be clear, it would be extremely inappropriate for me to > > comment > > > on > > > > > stuff like this, even if it was to categorically deny. I hope that > > makes > > > > > sense to most of you. If not, I am happy to go a bit deeper on why > > even > > > > > commenting is not appropriate. > > > > > > > > > > That is the official response. The unofficial response is that if I > > > stick > > > > > around long enough I am sure to be paired with Britney Spears in > > > > > some rumor! > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > > Elliot Noss > > > > > Tucows inc. > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org > > > > > > [mailto:owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org]On Behalf Of Hostmaster > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 11:58 AM > > > > > > To: George Kirikos; discuss-list@opensrs.org > > > > > > Subject: RE: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!?? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's been almost a week since this message was posted. > > > > > > > > > > > > Did I miss the 'Official' response from OpenSRS/Tucows? > > > > > > > > > > > > Or has there been NO response? > > > > > > > > > > > > Just wondering... > > > > > > > > > > > > Nick Swift > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org > > > > > > [mailto:owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org]On Behalf Of George Kirikos > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 8:08 PM > > > > > > To: discuss-list@opensrs.org > > > > > > Subject: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!?? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > > > FuckedCompany.com is "reporting" rumours that Register.com is buying > > > > > > out Tucows/OpenSRS (ee their front page). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Chuck D > "Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd." > Voltaire 1694-1778
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