Re: Verisign to sell Network Solutions

[Simon Lockhart <simon.lockhart () bbc co uk>]

On Thu Oct 16, 2003 at 11:19:25AM -0400, Chris Woodfield wrote:
> So...correct me if I'm wrong here...does this mean that the registry services 
> operations and the GTLD maintenance operations for .com/.net will be owned by 
> different companies?
>
> Isn't that what we wanted all along?

Yes, except I think that people would prefer that Verisign kept .com/.net
registry operations (because they can choose not to use them), and sold the
GTLD operations to someone else ;-)

Simon
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