"Vladimir" == Vladimir Z Nuri <vznuri@netcom.com> writes:
Vladimir> surprising not to see any discussion on this here.. Vladimir> this is a very intersting development. all kinds of news reports Vladimir> are talking about the internic zapping 25,000 DNS addresses. Vladimir> I wonder how this will turn out. Vladimir> I saw in an article a claim, I think, that the internic now Vladimir> charges $100 "rent" per year for a domain. this is really Vladimir> amazing to me, because this has totally changed from a Vladimir> one-time only fee, if correct. is that correct? Not even close. [ URL ftp://rs.internic.net/templates/domain-template.txt ] [ 09/95 ] ******************* Please DO NOT REMOVE Version Number ******************** Domain Version Number: 2.0 **************** Please see attached detailed instructions ***************** ******** Only for registrations under ROOT, COM, ORG, NET, EDU, GOV ******** ... A domain name registration fee of $100.00 US is applicable. This charge will cover the $50.00 maintenance fee for two (2) years. After the two year period, an invoice will be sent on an annual basis. If that's not rent, what is? -- steve@miranova.com baur Unsolicited commercial e-mail will be proofread for $250/hour. Andrea Seastrand: For your vote on the Telecom bill, I will vote for anyone except you in November.