RE $50 Million NSF windfall??

Jim Fleming JimFleming at unety.net
Wed Mar 12 16:59:54 EST 1997


On Wednesday, March 12, 1997 6:57 AM, Mark 
Richmond[SMTP:markr at LIGHTSPEED.NET] wrote:
@ I noted with interest todd Wallaces' article on page one of Network World 
this week (3/10/97).  The NSF Inspector General thinks they should reclaim 
the rights to dole out domain names, due to the massive revenue stream 
generated.

Have you ever heard the debate about the glass
being half empty or half full...?

Has it occurred to you that the NSF may have to
reclaim rights because of the massive revenue
stream that apparently is NOT being generated...?


@@@@ http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,8704,00.html

A million domains, half unpaid
By Margie Wylie
March 11, 1997, 2:15 p.m. PT
"On the Net there are a million names,
but apparently only half of them are paid for."

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A revenue stream is not a revenue stream
unless it is collected....

--
Jim Fleming
Unir Corporation

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