George,
With respect, this kind of free marketeering has been around for ages.
Verisign are guilty of it - in case you hadn't noticed, they deliberately
send unrenewed domains into the unobtainable ether in order to create
a free for all from their sideline site rather than release them - and so
as it happens, are others. GoDaddy, who are obviously feeling left out,
have just joined the club.
If you are of the opinion that this is yet 'another choice' for consumers,
then again, with the greatest of respect, I feel bound to point out that
you are extremely naive. The whole process is just merely another ploy
to gain business and market share.
Regards,
Chris.
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Kirikos" <gkirikos@yahoo.com>
To: <ga@dnso.org>
Cc: <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 4:20 AM
Subject: GoDaddy: "We adamantly oppose the WLS as proposed and intend to use
any means available to block its implementation"
> Hello,
>
> GoDaddy's complete letter to ICANN has been posted at:
>
> http://www.icann.org/correspondence/parsons-to-halloran-08may03.htm
>
> As a sign of what can happen in a free and competitive market, GoDaddy
> has innovated and come out with its own DomainAlert system, which
> attempts to acquire deleted domains on behalf of their clients. This
> creates yet another choice for consumers.
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