They would have to pass the test... :)
sA
At 10:16 PM 9/15/00 +0000, you wrote:
>The further I got into that email - and thank you for posting it, it's this
>kind of transparency that makes me a big fan of Tucows - the more the
>question burned in my head: What if Register.com lose their accreditation and
>apply to become an OpenSRS RSP?
>
>There's a doozy for ya! :)
>
>adam
>
>
>"Ross Wm. Rader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
> >
> > This morning's announcement concerning Register.com's purchase of
> > Afternic, a secondary market speculator, has touched off a small flurry of
> > off-list email to our staff concerning our position on secondary market
> > speculation.
> >
> > The comments have ranged from "Doesn't ICANN view this as illegal?" to "Is
> > Tucows going to have to get into this space to remain competitive with
> > Register.com?".
> >
> > OpenSRS is, and always has been, a mechanism by which Tucows acts as a
> > facilitator to the business transactions that third parties engage in with
> > their customers. The aggregate of these third parties is what we refer to
> > as our sales channel - you, our business partners. Above all else, we view
> > this relationship as sacred. In other words, you, the channel are our
> > customers and your customers are your customers. No if's and's or but's.
> >
> > Which leads me directly to my first point. Secondary market speculation is
> > a function relegated to the retail front. To be more precise, retail is
> > retail whether the product is offered on a primary or secondary market
> > basis. Tucows is a wholesaler. Ergo, it is safe and logical to assume that
> > we have no designs on entering the secondary market space. In fact, I am
> > confident in saying that our firm would view a diversification of this
> > nature as being distractive, defocused and in direct competition with our
> > resellers. With that being said, we will fully support the efforts of any
> > of our partners that choose to participate in the secondary market with
> > the same enthusiasm that we facilitate the business models of our partners
> > participating in other segments of the industry.
> >
> > Other wholesale registrars may have a different twist to this logic, but
> > ultimately I suspect that it will be these same firms that also compete
> > directly and aggressively against their channel.
> >
> > As far as ICANN goes, we can only conjecture what their next actions will
> > be. They have officially stated for the record that they will under no
> > circumstances accredit a firm that actively engages in, or knowingly
> > facilitates cybersquatting. Further, they denied accreditation to AfterNIC
> > on this basis. Bystanders can only assume that they will review
> > Register.com's accreditation in light of this new information.
> >
> > I know that this doesn't answer all of the questions that I've received,
> > but I hope it puts a finer point on our view of the more significant ones.
> > Please feel free to contact me either on or off-list if you want to
> > explore these comments further.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -rwr
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Ross Wm. Rader
> > Director Product Management,
> > Channel Platform Group
> > Tucows Inc.
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > t. 416.535.0123 x335
> > f. 416.531.5584
> >
> > "Embrace the cow, love the cow.
> > And remember, Winsock means love."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>--
>
>
Scott Allan
Director OpenSRS
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
