[At-Large] [NA-Discuss] Budget provisions relating to Domain Tasting

[John L]

> For the record, I am opposed to the increasing price of domains.  Not
> opposed to ICANN charging the fee for the deletions during the AGP.

This is not a proposal to raise the price of domains.  Why do you keep 
claiming that it is?  ICANN has charged the 22 cent fee (until recently 25 
cents) for years.

> So, what ICANN is saying is that a 22cent domain will stop kiting and
> tasting??  That is ridiculous.

No, they're saying that if you only get back the six bucks when you cancel 
a domain and not the 22 cents, that will be enough to stop domain kiting. 
A quick look at the number of domains that are registered and refunded 
makes it clear that it would.

If this is going to be an ALAC position, the various interested parties in 
the ALAC need to weigh in, but the facts of the situation are completely 
clear.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl at iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://johnlevine.com, Mayor
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