Question Regarding Behaviour Of German Top Level Registry

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> Date: Tuesday, 19-Dec-95 08:38 PM
> 
> From: Hank Nussbacher          \ Internet:    (hank at taunivm.tau.ac.il)
> To:   Max Gutberlet            \ Internet:    (mgutberlet at server.net4you.
co.at)
> To:   Local Internet Registries in Europe \ Internet:    (local-ir at ripe.
net)
> 
> Subject: Re: Question Regarding Behaviour Of German Top Level Registry
> 

> For you it is 10 minutes but for 80% of the people it is about 30 minutes
and
> often more.  "Hello, I'd like a domain name."  "Ok, what is your primary
and
> secondary DNS?"  "My what!!??"  explain, explain, explain, "But all I want
is
> tada.co.cc!  I don't have a Unix system or Windows NT. I am dialing into
crISP
> and I don't want to be user at crISP.net"
> 
> and on and on and on.
> 

I don't think, a TLD should handle direct user request. Does DE-NIC ? Anyway
the have a application form ready to download for anybody who asks. And 
believe me, it is the standard answer, I've heard it ten times at least.

The customer handling should be done by the ISP the customer is connected
to. And I think this is the current modus operandi anyway.  


> And if you are not polite and helpful, you get a lawyers letter for
"denial of
> service" and "monopolization".
> 

Thought of that too.


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> Lastly, the entry in root does have a processing effect.  If you are a
popular
> site in the world, and everyone wants to get to www.tada.co.cc then the
root
> DNS will have to service those requests.  Now add up a few thousand DNS
entries
> just like yours and the Unix system needs a memory upgrade.  After 3 years
it
> needs a complete overhaul.  Who pays for the new hardware?
>

So you propose a traffic oriented chargin system ?

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Just talked to my favorite Domain Admin here in Austria, he said that
traffic has to be considered too, but taking erveything in mind, I'm still
far far away
from the price they demanded. 

> Incidentally, in Israel, where we started charging for domains back in
October
> 1994 (before everyone else realized it was necessary) we set the fee at
$50 -
> one-time and have stuck to it so far without a problem.

Does this cover your costs ? 

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