Re: Draft New Draft

[Dr Eberhard W Lisse <el@linux.lisse.na>]

John,

On Mon, 8 Feb 1999, John Charles Broomfield wrote:

> As far as ".ZA" goes, from
> "http://http://www2.frd.ac.za/uninet/zadomains.html"  (...)The .ZA
> domain space is administered by the Manager of the Uninet
> network(...)There is no charge for registration of a top-level .ZA
> domain.(...). 

They don't charge but then they virtually do not register top-level .ZA
domains. (Other than De Beers, perhaps :-)-O

> It does say on the same page that these rules might change in 1999 with
> ISOC-ZA oversight.  Some of the structures under ".za" may well be
> managed on a for profit basis (for example ".co.za") but there are a
> bunch that seem to be free. 

co.za is done by Uniforum SA (an Association not for Gain), at 150 ZAR up
front and 50 ZAR annually, see http://co.za.  They register enough domains
to need software that can do it within 20 seconds, whether they are a
non-prfit or not.


> Antony, do you have a personal economical stake in the management of any
> ccTLD?  (no, I'm not trying to throw fud with that question, it's just
> that it seems the only reason why you would be trying so desperately to
> make sure governments keep their hands off those wonderful
> profit-makers). 

7 on the Kent-Meter. 

Antony told you his position at IATLD and he's doing it very well. 



And, Goose and Gander, full disclosure for yourself, John, too!



el