.. all reminiscent of a character from Snoopy, walking head down away from
.. whatever! ( Why do you use that trite Springer-ism anyway? Always seems
to be trotted out when certain good folks run out of pertinent phraseology!
Double Double Yuk!!) ;o)
C.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Swerve" <swerve@swerve.com>
> To: "Mike Allen" <discusslist@4cheapdomains.net>; "discuss-list" <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 12:49 PM
> Subject: Re: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!??
>
>
> > Hi Mike,
> >
> > You've misunderstood my humour/commentary. It has nothing to do with your
> > software. I was commenting/joking about your speculation that Chuck D. left
> > Tucows because another registrar might be buying Tucows. That's all.
> >
> > Swerve
> >
> > > From: "Mike Allen" <discusslist@4CheapDomains.Net>
> > > Organization: 4CheapDomains.Net
> > > Reply-To: "Mike Allen" <discusslist@4CheapDomains.Net>
> > > Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 03:26:14 -0500
> > > To: "Swerve" <swerve@swerve.com>, "discuss-list" <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
> > > Subject: Re: Re: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!??
> > >
> > > Based on our facts. Where did this come from? Are you saying we have not
> > > been developing this software for the last 3 months? Or am I
> > > misunderstanding. Some of this sarcasm can be taken many different ways...
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net
> > > discusslist@4CheapDomains.Net
> > > http://www.4CheapDomains.Net
> > > Need Advertising? Try DeerSearch.Com http://www.DeerSearch.com
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Swerve" <swerve@swerve.com>
> > > To: "Mike Allen" <discusslist@4cheapdomains.net>; "Richard Jones"
> > > <powerhouse@servicenterprises.com>; "discuss-list"
> > > <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 7:05 AM
> > > Subject: OT: Re: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!??
> > >
> > >
> > >> Oh the Venerable Charles/Chuck D rears his ghostly presence thru a Mike
> > >> Allen rumour. Rumour based on .... ??
> > >>
> > >> Chuck for Presidency of the United States of Whatever!
> > >>
> > >> Whatever.
> > >>
> > >> (For those of you politically hairtriggered these days, the reference has
> > > to
> > >> do with a pop song/video that's making the rounds on the Net. It's called
> > >> the United States of Whatever!)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ---------
> > >>
> > >> Imo, All nations need to seriously reflect on their current "foreign"
> > >> policies. Arrogance blocks wisdom. ~Swerve
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> From: "Mike Allen" <discusslist@4cheapdomains.net>
> > >>> Organization: 4CheapDomains.Net
> > >>> Reply-To: "Mike Allen" <discusslist@4cheapdomains.net>
> > >>> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 03:48:28 -0500
> > >>> To: "Richard Jones" <powerhouse@servicenterprises.com>, "discuss-list"
> > >>> <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
> > >>> Subject: Re: Register.com buying out Tucows/OpenSRS??!!??
> > >>>
> > >>> 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).
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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