Re: Network Solutions changes contract

If NSI was the phone company:


Dear phone book user;

We'd like to inform you that since your phone number belongs to a region that
our profilers have determined has a high amount of buys from telemarketing companies
and your last name of 'smith' is a popular one among buyers of fishing supplies
we're going to be charging you an additional $300/yr to remain unlisted.
If you wish to avoid this charge please change your name to something of mongolian
ancestry. We've attached a list of suggestions. These names have a lower fee
for remaining unlisted.

Thank you for continuing your service with 'phone co inc.'



>Good point.  I don't own my phone number, but I do own my name.  (To 
>continue that analogy)  The phone company can't tell me that because I'm in

>their phone book, they are allowed to take my name away from me.
>
>  - Jeff
>
>At 12:55 PM 6/1/00, Raymond Mosley wrote:
>> > The second point is, do you think you own your phone numbers?
>> > Hell no...the only things that you will ever own is the content you
>> > create; how people get to that content, is a totally different story...

>>
>>I couldn't disagree more. There is a big difference between a telephone
>>number and a domain name. Now, if they want to change the underlying IP
>>address numbers, fine (as long as the domain name still leads to the right

>>place), but the name is mine.
>>
>>Raymond Mosley
>
>
>

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