Somebody responded to me offlist with a note indicating that
this could easily be misinterpreted. Before everybody goes
off on a flame war, let me clarify my intentions:
- I don't fault OpenSRS if they did sell the information to
NSI. They have no choice in the matter; per their agreement
with ICANN they _must_ provide the information to anybody
who can come up with the requisite fee.
- I have no doubt that OpenSRS has conducted themselves
with the utmost integrity. That has never been a question
for me. Further, I have no doubt that NSI has seldom
conducted themselves with much integrity. Time and again
I've watched NSI fail to resolve problems that benefit
them financially, and take questionable marketing
approaches. My scorn, without exception, falls on NSI,
NOT OpenSRS.
- I *AM* curious to know if NSI acquired this information
through "legitimate" channels, or if they got it through
mechanisms (like WHOIS mining) that they themselves decry
as a misuse of WHOIS. That's my real question -- did
NSI "steal" this information, or did they get it through
proper channels?
Regards,
Eric Longman
Atl-Connect Internet Services
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----- Original Message -----
From: "WebWiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 10:17 PM
Subject: Marketing piece - transfer *TO* NetSol
> I just received a snail mail marketing piece from Network Solutions with
the
> banner
>
> "The domain name you secured for your web site is
> up for renewal soon. Switch to Network Solutions,
> and you'll save $20 and get $25 worth of free
> business services."
>
> At first, I thought the two domains listed were ones I had registered with
> Network Solutions and transferred to OpenSRS, but lo-and-behold, they're
> actually domains that were REGISTERED NEW with OpenSRS.
>
> I know that OpenSRS is obligated to sell the registration information to
> anyone who ponies up the $10,000 cash. What I want to know is, did
OpenSRS
> sell it to Network Solutions, or did they swipe it from the registry?
>
> Regards,
> Eric Longman
> Atl-Connect Internet Services
>
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