Re: Question Regarding Behaviour Of German Top Level Registry
- Date: Wed, 20 Dec 95 08:54:14 IST
On Tue, 19 Dec 95 20:28:26 -0500 you said:
>I don't think, a TLD should handle direct user request. Does DE-NIC ? Anyway
>the have a application form ready to download for anybody who asks. And
>believe me, it is the standard answer, I've heard it ten times at least.
>
>The customer handling should be done by the ISP the customer is connected
>to. And I think this is the current modus operandi anyway.
Downloading assumes connectivity. You obviously have never been doing
NIC work. We get requests from law firms and other totally non-connected
companies to "reserve" a domain name before their competitor gets it.
So downloading doesn't always work.
>> 1994 (before everyone else realized it was necessary) we set the fee at
>$50 -
>> one-time and have stuck to it so far without a problem.
>
>Does this cover your costs ?
We believe so - with no profit.
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Hank
