PV> Date: 18 Jun 2004 16:44:41 +0000 PV> From: Paul Vixie PV> i think they mean ns-ext.isc.org (or its old name, ns-ext.vix.com), PV> which offers "TLD hosting" without fee to about 60 domains: [ snip ] PV> if it's not that, then perhaps they're just smoking crack. Still a bit of a stretch. They receive money for registered domains (and attempted to for unregistered domains) in the .COM and .NET namespaces. If you're offering the same, you've done a very poor job capturing market share. ;) Although IMHO not related due to differences in service offerings, this reminds me of Microsoft's argument that, although Sun and Corel had hardly any market share, they were competitors. Has there ever been any official ruling on size requirements for one to be considered competition? Eddy -- EverQuick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita _________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses: davidc@brics.com -*- jfconmaapaq@intc.net -*- sam@everquick.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked.