When I submitted an application to change my domain nameservers to NSI, it took just under three months to have that complete. It was finally changed. At the time I sent them numerous semi-abusive e-mails and filled out a survey stating VERY clearly my disgust with their customer service.
About a month later the industry was 'de-regulated', and what do you know, they made up their site from the substandard peice of **** it was into something very slick and professional. On top of that, over 4 months after I submitted the change, 3 months since I expressed by utter disgust at their appaling customer service, 2 months after the survey I filled out and 1 month after the industry being 'de-regulated' I recieved a very automated e-mail "We understand you have had a bad experience with us, a free gift is on it's way". What do I get? A t-shirt with Network Solutions printed on it. I promptly threw it in the bin and resolved that no use would come out of yet another abusive e-mail.
The bottom line is, this company is scum. When they had a monopoly over the market, they abused their power no end. Only a company hiding behind the guise of the net could do this. I recieved the most appaling service I have EVER received from any company, and I didn't have a say in whether I could use them or not.
It is only after they have competition that their service seems more efficient.
I propose everyone boycotts NSI and uses another domain name registry service. This company doesnt deserve to have any say in how such a mass media market is controlled.
As a side note, I have been trying to register a domain which has expired. But to no avail.
I can't possibly see how something this general can be granted a patent. It seems to me if it was however, that no one would pay any attention to it anyway. Does Mr. Pool plan to prosecute ever single e-commerce site on the Internet (as well as private B2B systems)?
I can't imagine a business in the world that would oblige his ignorant claims. The masses can vote, law is not all powerful, and if no one respects his patent they will not pay it the proper attention he seems to think it deserves.
Real people, not hidden behind a veil of corporate competition, but by the desire to create superior technological solutions for their own use. This is the beauty of Open Source.
I can't ever imagine Micro$oft and Macintosh getting together to create a solution that facilitates the greater interopability of their two operating systems (I know this example is lacking in technical merrit as they are both completely different architectures and KDE + GNOME are not operating systems, but you know what I mean;-)
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When I submitted an application to change my domain nameservers to NSI, it took just under three months to have that complete. It was finally changed. At the time I sent them numerous semi-abusive e-mails and filled out a survey stating VERY clearly my disgust with their customer service. About a month later the industry was 'de-regulated', and what do you know, they made up their site from the substandard peice of **** it was into something very slick and professional. On top of that, over 4 months after I submitted the change, 3 months since I expressed by utter disgust at their appaling customer service, 2 months after the survey I filled out and 1 month after the industry being 'de-regulated' I recieved a very automated e-mail "We understand you have had a bad experience with us, a free gift is on it's way". What do I get? A t-shirt with Network Solutions printed on it. I promptly threw it in the bin and resolved that no use would come out of yet another abusive e-mail. The bottom line is, this company is scum. When they had a monopoly over the market, they abused their power no end. Only a company hiding behind the guise of the net could do this. I recieved the most appaling service I have EVER received from any company, and I didn't have a say in whether I could use them or not. It is only after they have competition that their service seems more efficient. I propose everyone boycotts NSI and uses another domain name registry service. This company doesnt deserve to have any say in how such a mass media market is controlled. As a side note, I have been trying to register a domain which has expired. But to no avail.
I can't possibly see how something this general can be granted a patent. It seems to me if it was however, that no one would pay any attention to it anyway. Does Mr. Pool plan to prosecute ever single e-commerce site on the Internet (as well as private B2B systems)? I can't imagine a business in the world that would oblige his ignorant claims. The masses can vote, law is not all powerful, and if no one respects his patent they will not pay it the proper attention he seems to think it deserves.
Real people, not hidden behind a veil of corporate competition, but by the desire to create superior technological solutions for their own use. This is the beauty of Open Source.
;-)
I can't ever imagine Micro$oft and Macintosh getting together to create a solution that facilitates the greater interopability of their two operating systems (I know this example is lacking in technical merrit as they are both completely different architectures and KDE + GNOME are not operating systems, but you know what I mean