OpenSRS (domain name registration)

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 17:52:00 -0400 (AST)
From: Michael Smith <michael@csuite.ns.ca>
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Hi,

The TUCOWS Open Shared Registration Service is now apparently open - I got
a page today (why??!!) and managed to track it back to an equivalent 1-800
number in Toronto.

OpenSRS works as a broker with the the CRSNIC. Domain name retailers
(e.g. us) set up a CGI interface or whatever, and sell domain names to our
customers. TUCOWS takes US$26/two years.

The OpenSRS protocol is open, and there are no obligations to do a certain
amount of business or anything. So in theory, we could sign up and not
never use it, and never pay a cent.

I talked to Phil (1-800-798-1114 ext. 350) and he pointed me to the
Service Access License Terms on the OpenSRS webpage:
	http://www.opensrs.org/server-license.shtml

There's a PDF file there, apparently all we'd need to do is fill out pages
15&16 and fax them to (416) 239-8409.

This is something I'd kind of like to look into. Is anyone else
interested?

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