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02-24-2006, 07:40 PM #26Newbie
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Is this a certain thing or is it still being decided?
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02-24-2006, 08:10 PM #27Newbie
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Registrars already have very low Margins. The competetiveness in the industry stops anyone from having a decent margin.
I do not personally understand how Verisign can justify the amount that they take for each registration at the moment. Right now they take more than $6, yet they don't even offer support for the domains. If I am correct all support issues come down to the registrars and Versign simply hold the database.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
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02-24-2006, 08:31 PM #28Web Hosting Evangelist
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Originally Posted by Colin Behr
Verisign does not take more than $6.00. Their fee is currently capped at $6.00/year. Verisign is a Registry and provides support to Registrars not Registrants (domain holders). If anyone has had the need to deal with a Registry, they would find that Verisign is the best. The complexity of running a Registry is far beyond simply holding a database. Especially for the .com namespace and the most important root in the world.
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02-25-2006, 07:00 AM #29Newbie
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Originally Posted by Stargate.com
Thanks for clearing that up.
Would you be able to tell us a bit more in depth as to what Verisign exactly do?
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02-25-2006, 07:43 AM #30Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by Colin Behr
That costs ALOT of $$$, trust me.
According to Stratton Sclavos (chairman and CEO of VeriSign), VeriSign currently handles more than 15 billion daily DNS queries for the .com registry alone. I hope you *can* imagine this number - and this is the only one example...Respect My Authoritah! - Eric Cartman (a friend of mine).
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02-25-2006, 09:21 AM #31Newbie
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Ok, I see.
15 billion daily queries is one hell of a lot. It does seem to put that $6 figure into context.
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02-25-2006, 09:24 AM #32Junior Guru Wannabe
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the post office routes, transfers and physically delivers over 2 billion pieces of mail a day...
for .39 cents.
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02-25-2006, 10:02 AM #33Web Hosting Evangelist
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Originally Posted by waverunner
I don't think you can really compare the two.
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02-25-2006, 10:03 AM #34Web Hosting Guru
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waverunner very good point. So what you are sayng is as the volume increases the price should decrease.
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02-25-2006, 10:20 AM #35Retired Moderator
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I've always wished domain names were priced at around $22-25 per year
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02-25-2006, 12:04 PM #36Web Hosting Guru
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Originally Posted by SSHocker
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02-25-2006, 12:36 PM #37Retired Moderator
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Well it would make a bit of a decrease in the levels of domain names that are currently being squatted on.
As a spin off there would be more money in it for the godaddy and enom type organisations so they could probably afford to give a bit better customer service.
I’ve had customers who have to go to four word names and those god awful hyphenated names, simply because anything remotely relevant was being squatted.
It seems every Tom Dick and Harry has 400 strong portfolios of domains that they have never even done anything with, nor probably ever will.
A $25.00 yearly fee would still be quite affordable to any business that really wanted the domain and would probably discourage squatting on all but the cream of domain names
The .AU registration policy is a better model of how ICANN should have made registration requirements
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02-25-2006, 01:07 PM #38Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by SSHocker
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02-25-2006, 02:17 PM #39Web Hosting Guru
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For your best names I would not mind paying $35.00 providing the customer service is wonderful
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02-25-2006, 02:25 PM #40Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by technanny
Joking, joking - of course.
Of course, you most probably wanted to say 'For MY best names I would not mind paying $35.00...'Respect My Authoritah! - Eric Cartman (a friend of mine).
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02-25-2006, 02:30 PM #41Web Hosting Guru
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Sure, providing you let me keep them
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02-25-2006, 02:35 PM #42Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by technannyRespect My Authoritah! - Eric Cartman (a friend of mine).
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02-25-2006, 02:36 PM #43Junior Guru Wannabe
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I am curious...
you guys that are in favor of price increases.... what industry are you in?
how would a price increase help you?
I would think ti would hurt you so you would be against it.
maybe my thougth processing is messing something.
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02-25-2006, 08:35 PM #44Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by dmaven
Good on old GoDaddy, I was thinking of transfering some domains that are due soon but now I will keep them with godaddy after reading this, sounds like we should support them.How to Move from WordPress to Blogger - Complete Guide
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02-25-2006, 09:46 PM #45Junior Guru Wannabe
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i'd rather see the registry get outsourced to india, like everything else, than see godaddy get their hands on it.
if parson si after the registry, i wouldn't give him my used toilet paper, cept maybe to toss it in his lieing face.
if he wants to publically declare he wants no part of the registry but wants a competent company to have it, then i would support that.
i have a mile of emails, phone records and reciets about losuy godaddy services and failures to refund my money. as well as a snapshot of parsons personal blog claiming customers are 1st and such thinsg will never be acceptable.
yet he does nothing about the real causes of their issues and keeps as much money as he possibally can.
parsons is 2 faced and can't be trusted to do the right thing.
if he is opening his mouth is bound to be for some self centered money making reasoning.
btw, verisign web sites says they have 40,000,000 domains under their control. "+" the com and net registries.
I can just see self hyping spammer bob foaming at the mouth, looking like that white stuff floating on top of chicken crap... not even amounting to a real terd, only a fake one.
but he's rich, so he can afford too.
(it's rumored his money is dwindling)
never the less, he can't buy enough morality to cover the truth.Last edited by Get-Acom; 02-25-2006 at 10:00 PM.
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02-25-2006, 11:43 PM #46Videographer
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well, if verisign voted themselves a huge pay raise, this would be cost-based justification
there's a million and one ways around anything
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02-26-2006, 07:52 PM #47Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by technanny
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02-27-2006, 07:42 AM #48Mr. Awesome
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I don't understand why there isn't an international organization that can run the registry effectively.
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02-27-2006, 07:37 PM #49Web Hosting Guru
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02-28-2006, 01:48 AM #50Web Hosting Master
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I don't really think UN cares enough. Frankly, I am sure they aren't SUPPOSED to care.
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