Re: [ga] WLS

[Rick Wesson <wessorh@ar.com>]

Joe,

As one of the folks leading the registrars discussion on WLS your request
for information is late, If you had been following the discussion then you
would not have posted this note.

I only wonder your intention for this inquiry, you are a smart guy which
is another reason for me to question your intent here.

We have tried to discuss WLS issues with staff, board and you; why now
do you make a motion for outreach as it seemed to me that your mind and
counsel on this topic was made up a long time ago.

so why the post joe?

-rick

Rick Wesson
CTO, Registrars Constituency
CEO, Alice's Registry, Inc.



On Wed, 19 Jun 2002, Joe Sims wrote:

> George Kirikos wrote:
>  
> "The official position of the DNSO Registrars
> community, and the position of many other market participants suggest
> that WLS will have a devastating impact by creating a new monopoly
> service for Verisign, to the detriment of consumers and registrars."
>  
>  
> I have been following the discussions on this subject, and must confess
> that I still am confused about exactly what this (and the many other
> similar statements that have appeared from others) really mean.  Could
> someone explain to me precisely how the WLS would harm consumers and/or
> registrars?  I understand, I think, the point that this would be a new
> service that provides revenue for VeriSign (assuming, of course, that
> someone actually buys it), and I understand that having more revenue will
> give VeriSign more resources, and more resources will give it more
> financial ammunition with which to compete with its competitors,
> including other registrars.  And I understand that, because this
> reservation service (and only this service, given the fact that there is
> only one .com registry) will be able to offer more certainty than other
> competing reservation services, it may have a competitive advantage over
> those competing products, which some people think is unfair.  But I get
> the impression that at least some people believe that there is more to
> the competitive concern than these point?  If that is right, could
> someone lay it out for me simply and clearly, so that even I can
> understand it?  Thanks.
>
>
>
> Joe Sims
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