that didn't asnwer the question of domain franchises. On Sun, 11 May 1997, Kim Hubbard wrote:
Hank,
NSI is not setting up franchises to sell or allocate or "hand out" IP space.
Kim Hubbard InterNIC Registry
On Sun, 11 May 1997, Randy Bush wrote:
It appears NSI is establishing franchises throughout the world and the franchisees get commissions on domains and IP nets handed out. And what justification do you have for this rumor? Or is it more black helicopters? I just spoke to a franchisee who gave me all the information listed. He says NSI has something known as "levels" and he is known as a Level II franchisee (total of 3 levels - with small local ISPs being level III). He did not know who the other franchisees are but did say he saw something in the paper about one being set up in UK and in Switzerland.
To allocate IP space?
randy
So said the franchisee to me by phone.
Hank Nussbacher