[ga] VeriSign Proposal a Done Deal??

["Patrick Corliss" <patrick@quad.net.au>]

On Sat, 05 Jan 2002 23:17:05 -0800, Sotiris Sotiropoulos wrote:


> Actually, what is happening is that Verisign is
> effectively trying to sell a domain name TWICE.

Why only twice?  What about others in the queue?

In fact, there's nothing to stop VeriSign selling the
same domain umpteen times.

> First,
> there's the original registration and now this proposal
> (if effected) will amount to the RESALE of any given
> already registered domain name with absolutely NO
> guarantees whatsoever that the second registrant will ever
> get anything for their money.  Isn't this akin to a
> LOTTERY?  If you're lucky you will "win" the registration,
> if not you will lose your $40... in both cases there's
> really only one true beneficiary: VERISIGN!  Forgive me
> for saying so, but this so called "proposal" is a load of
> horseshit!  It's another lottery schema in disguise. 

That, Sotiris, is hitting the nail squarely on the head !!
It is a money making proposal pure and simple.
 
Best regards
Patrick Corliss





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