Charging for US Domain Names (fwd)

[Daniel Senie <dts () openroute com>]

For those who aren't yet sick of the topic, this note was sent to US domain
registrars. I suspect those folks who grabbed hundreds of domains will have
to make a good business case now, as will ISPs who've been providing this
service gratis to the limited folks who've shown interest.

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 17:29:56 -0700
> From: postel () ISI EDU
> To: us-dom-adm () ISI EDU
> Cc: postel () ISI EDU
> Subject: Charging for US Domain Names
>
>
>
> Hello:
>
> We appreciate the service you are providing by supporting the
> subdomains of the US Domain.
>
> Our service in managing the overall structure of the US Domain has been
> paid for under a Cooperative Agreement with the National Science
> Foundation (NSF).  This agreement will end in March 1998.
>
> Starting in the spring of 1998 our service will have to be self
> supporting (no more government funds).
>
> We expect to introduce an annual charge for maintaining the records of
> the subdomains we delegate.
>
> At this time -- and subject to change -- our guestimate is that the
> charge per delegated subdomain will be between $20 and $40 per year.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --jon & shanthi

Daniel Senie                           mailto:dts () openroute com
Sr. Staff Engineer                     http://www.openroute.com/
OpenROUTE Networks, Inc.               (a wholly owned subsidiary of
Proteon, Inc.)