Dear Bob,
Even though we are a not-for-profit organization, I do agree that
registries should and can be either not-for-profit or for-profit. I
think the world is changing and there may not be such an emphasis on the
huge profits of before. Certainly this is why we all have become
registrars -- to not have one company take all the profit and to share
the responsibility.
I have really thought about it and I do not believe the USA Green Paper
or Mr. Magaziner is relevant to our plans at all.
We were all working hard to implement the new top-level domains and the
system and I see no reason in the world why we should not just do this
and do it on our original time schedule. i.e. March. Even, a restricted
service would be better than no service at all.
We should just show the United States that we have been working on this
initiative for a very long time, that we have done it according to all
of the correct procedures and that we will now do it. I happen to be an
American and I believe this is what the USA would do if the tables were
reversed.
So, I say, let us stop discussing and let us start implementing our
system as planned.
All the Best,
Candace Johnson
President
Europe Online
Bob Helfant wrote:
>
> At 11:34 AM 2/5/98 -0800, Dave Crocker wrote:
> >Folks,
> >
> >This issue is one of the most important and most difficult for us to
> >discuss, with respect to the Green Paper. The IAHC was started on the
> >basis of developing enhancements that would encompass com/net/org and all
> >additional TLDs not related to country codes. We simply did not see a need
> >for multiple registries but we very much did see the kinds of problems that
> >have just been reviewed on this list.
>
> I agree with Dave that we must address the reality of multiple Registries,
> but I was never clear on why they must all be not-for-pofit companies. I
> believe that allowing a company to make money is what makes them work hard
> to be competitive in service and price. I know that the CORE model is a
> non-profit company supported by the Registrars who are profit based. This
> works because the same companies own CORE that are Registrars. If they
> don't make their money on one side, they make it on the other. New
> Registries will not be owned by all the Registrars so they will have a need
> to be allowed to try and make money and compete with the other Registries.
>
> Bob Helfant
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