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Re: Verisign to sell Network Solutions
From: Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:45:25 -0700
Correction... People would prefer that Verisign keept the REGISTRAR operations for .com/.net and sold the REGISTRY operations. REGISTRY is the monopoly part that the REGISTRARs feed into. Owen--On Thursday, October 16, 2003 4:58 PM +0100 Simon Lockhart <simon.lockhart () bbc co uk> wrote:
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 -- Simon Lockhart | Tel: +44 (0)1628 407720 (x37720) | Si fractum Technology Manager | Fax: +44 (0)1628 407701 (x37701) | non sit, noli BBC Internet Operations | Email: Simon.Lockhart () bbc co uk | id reficere BBC Technology, Maiden House, Vanwall Road, Maidenhead. SL6 4UB. UK
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- Re: Verisign to sell Network Solutions, (continued)
- Re: Verisign to sell Network Solutions just me (Oct 18)
- Re: Verisign to sell Network Solutions Michael . Dillon (Oct 18)
- Verisign to sell Network Solutions Mark Radabaugh (Oct 18)
- Re: Verisign to sell Network Solutions Adam C. Greenfield (Oct 18)
- Re: Verisign to sell Network Solutions Lucy E. Lynch (Oct 18)
- Re: Verisign to sell Network Solutions Todd Vierling (Oct 18)
- Re: Verisign to sell Network Solutions Chris Woodfield (Oct 18)
- Re: Verisign to sell Network Solutions Adam C. Greenfield (Oct 18)
- Re: Verisign to sell Network Solutions E.B. Dreger (Oct 18)
- Re: Verisign to sell Network Solutions Simon Lockhart (Oct 18)
- Re: Verisign to sell Network Solutions Owen DeLong (Oct 18)
- Re: Verisign to sell Network Solutions Adam C. Greenfield (Oct 18)