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Thread Index [isp-dns] RE: OpenSRS
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 09:57:56AM +0000, Jero wrote: | On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 11:13:04PM -0600, whilst setting the world to rights, Phil Howard (phil-isp-dns@...) jotted down the following: | > | > According to the OpenSRS page, they are doing wholesale registration only, | > requiring doing business with a reseller. The big reason I don't like this | > is because it adds yet another layer between me and the actual registry. | > It's bad enough that you have to deal with a business that might in some | > problem cases have to deal with a different one on your behalf (registrar | > to registry). But with this arrangement it adds the reseller layer. | | I think what your missing is how easy it is to become a reseller. You | need (IIRC) $250 down-payment, which you can then spend on your | registrations. Ummm, that's about it :) Oh, there's prolly some | contract milarky that needs signing ;) I'm not missing it. I just didn't look because I do not have any interest in being a reseller of registration services. | > I went to the OpenSRS referral page and got the first 3 referrals. None | > of them worked (various technical problems with web servers or HTML). One | > didn't even display any content. I'm not impressed. | | Which page is this? I would expect (/hope) that the difference | between OSRS and most other companies is that if you were to tell them | this, they'd do something about it. They are responsive, especially | to the members mailing list. They were the pages of the (I guess randomly) selected resellers. | > I examined many registrars, but not all of them. I limited myself to those | > in the United States. Some outside the USA may be just as good or even better | > but that wasn't considered for my needs. | | OSRS are in Canada *GD&R* </pedant> Forgot about that. Actually, I would consider Canada, also. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | Phil Howard - KA9WGN | Dallas | http://linuxhomepage.com/ | | phil-nospam@ipal.net | Texas, USA | http://ka9wgn.ham.org/ | -----------------------------------------------------------------
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