Ginge,

What do you think will change, if anything, in the 'new world'?

The same players, the same scammers, the same 'back door deals' we have
seen all too frequently.

Dave Hooper




> -----Original Message-----
> From: ginger FISH [mailto:cyrille.lefevre§scifi-art.com] 
> Sent: Friday, 7 June 2002 10:20 PM
> To: Dns§Lists. Auda. Org. Au
> Subject: [DNS] registrars and resellers
> 
> 
> G'day
> 
> I was wondering.
> We're going to have a few new registrars and a new registry.
> My question is :
> How are new registrars going to get resellers ?
> 
> Option 1 : Go direct with existing resellers of Melbourne-IT 
> and offering better prices. Option 2 : Advertisement on TV, 
> Radio, .... Option 3 : scammers
> 
> Option 1 : it is too much of a hassle to go to another 
> registrar especially when you have quite a few domain names, 
> and knowing that you cannot move them before they lapse. For 
> a better price of a few bucks compared to Melbourne-It's 
> prices, i don't think anybody would even bother thinking 
> about moving, that would have to be at least $10 to $15 less 
> i reckon...
> 
> Option 2 : Who's got the money to do that anyway ? There 
> aren't dozens of domain reg businesses created everyday , and 
> even if the new registrars get a few guys that are going to 
> register say 1 or 2 domains a week ( which is what is 
> happening  with small resellers ), that's not going to make a 
> buck for a registrar .... ( which probably why they're all 
> going to fall like flies within 12 months )
> 
> Options 3 : We know who they are and what they do, the public 
> knows too, and the ACCC is shutting will soon be shuting them 
> down one by one anyway ...
> 
> 
> so How ?
> If anybody has an idea, I'd like to hear it please, I am interested.
> 
> 
> Best Regards
> Ginger FISH
> 
> 
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