Re: 60 day waiting period

["Leo Smith" <barter@ntplx.net>]

Carl Oppedahl wrote on Sunday, January 12, 1997 10:00 PM
> Why fixate on the first 60 days of the life of a domain name?  Why not
> think instead of the subsequent five years?  With the 60-day period in
> place, a domain name that survives the 60-day period is much more likely
to
> survive the subsequent five years.

Once again Carl...your logic is flawed. The period of time that a URL
survives will not be lengthened because of a 60 day wait. A URL that
survives 60 days, even  WITHOUT a 60 day wait, has odds of 10,000 to 1 of
ever loosing the URL in a trademark dispute. 
Here's an observation, followed by a the question...you're pushing very
hard for the 60 day wait...and you're claiming that the motive for your
push is your desire to see stability to URLs and the peace of mind that
will come to URL registrants if they wait 60 days before using the URL. 

Would you support a 60 day wait if it were presented to URL registrants as
an OPTION, where those registrants desiring enhanced URL stability and
peace of mind could opt to endure the 60 day wait, while at the same time
those registrants not wanting the extra insurance provided by the 60 day
wait could opt to immediately begin using their URLs?
Leo Smith
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