Re: Thread 3: selection of registrars

["Joseph J. Kim" <jokim@server.Berkeley.EDU>]

On Tue, 24 Dec 1996, Jeff Williams wrote:

>   Well I am sorry I cannot agree that $20k is peanuts.  Not ot me
> or our org/Company.  Even though we generated $1.2b in revinues 
> this year.  And what about smaller companies of, say about 
> $2 to $3m in total revenues.  Should they be under this kind of
> gouging?  I think not.  

You have got to be kidding me.  What is that $1.2b in? Swahili dollars? 
pesos? What are we talking here...  Ok, maybe "peanuts" is not a descriptive
term for $20k but it is definitely very easily manageable.  I have a lot of
friends in many different small start ups and trust me $20k is no problem. 
Actually, I personally could afford $20k and I am just a lowly programmer. 
Come to think of it, I've spent over $20k in computers, routers, and other
equipment just in the past 6 months.  

I'm sorry but companies have got to be willing to take some small risk. 
Otherwise, every tom, dick, and harry with a cisco 2500 and t1 or even isdn
is going to be calling themselves a registry and applying. 

-jjk