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.net Domain Up For Grabs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the still-no-.rob-for-me dept.

belmolis writes " The New York Times is reporting that the bidding is on for the .net domain currently administered by VeriSign. VeriSign's current contract expires June 30th; applications are due today. Three companies are known to be interested: NeuStar, which currently manages .biz, Afilias, which manages .info, and Denic eG, a non-profit that manages the German .de domain. ICANN is bending over backward to avoid any suggestion of bias due to its conflict with VeriSign over VeriSign's Site Finder "service" and has appointed an independent team to evaluate the applications. VeriSign has been lobbying hard to keep the domain and is reported to have received letters of support from Microsoft and IBM."

7 of 194 comments (clear)

  1. lets hope not by teh_mykel · · Score: 5, Funny

    lets hope microsoft doesnt aquire .net domains, only to confuse the term further.

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  2. I can see it now by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    To access this .net site please enter your .net Passport.

  3. Open it! by Nastard · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why not turn it over to the open-source community and let the experts take care of it? I'm sure they could provide a much better system than Verisign, more accountability, and much lower cost.

    Calm down, I'm kidding.

  4. Re:Well... by Kierthos · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, if VeriSign doesn't get the winning bid, your customer service will almost certainly improve.

    Kierthos

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  5. Thanks for the advance notice by Se7enLC · · Score: 3, Funny

    > applications are due today.

    I think Adam Sandler says it best: "This information could have been brought To My Attention YESTERDAY!"

  6. EA... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...surprised EA hasn't tried to buy it yet.

  7. Starting a pool... by ari_j · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm starting a pool. Paypal me your support so we can put a solid bid in on this. It's for the consortium, and you all have a share. ;)