Re: CORE Show Stopper

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Jim and all,

Jim Dixon wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 29 Nov 1997, Dave Crocker / IMC wrote:
> 
> > At 06:35 PM 11/29/97 -0600, Phil Howard wrote:
> > >In other words, why does there need to be a select group of registrars
> > >if the process is centralized and made to work correctly?
> >
> > As has been explained many times, a higher entry bar for the first round of
> > registrars is to facilitate starting the activity up.  After it is fully
> > underway, it is expected that criteria will be loosened.
> 
> CORE at this point has a large amount of cash (nearly $1 million) and
> huge reserves (approaching $30 million in credit lines that it can draw
> on).

  This is really not that much cash.  But whatever.
> 
> How have criteria been loosened?  By closing the door to new registrars.

  Good question, but partly moot.  It is still a CLUB with membership
fees
and contractual arrangments that are not negotiable.
> 
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