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The Race Is On For .net

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-about-dot-p-e-t? dept.

mikrorechner writes "As reported previously, ICANN is looking for a new registrar for the .net tld. The biddings are in now, and The Register has a lengthy article about the five contenders. Their guess is that only two really have a chance: VeriSign and DeNIC. We will know more in two months."

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  1. How do you know... by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    Q: How do you know your sysadmin is on the phone with a Verisign rep?

    A: You can hear screams of "YOU FUCKING INCOMPETENT COCKSUCKERS!" from six cubes away rather than the usual three.

  2. Re:Fraud by simcop2387 · · Score: 5, Funny

    fraud you say?
    i just bought nsswitch.com from them!

  3. Re:Anyone but Verisign by maxwell+demon · · Score: 5, Funny
    So who would you suggest? Microsoft? The US Govt?

    SCO! :-)
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