Re: new.net: yet another dns namespace overlay play

[Jonathan Disher <jdisher () ipix com>]

On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Steve Rubin wrote:

> > Through strategic relationships with leading Internet Service Providers
> > (ISPs), including EarthLink, Excite@Home, and NetZero....
>
> God I love BizDev people.  
>
> > New.net is able to provide use of these new, top-level domains through
> > innovative, patent-pending technology that allows the New.net names to live
> > within the existing Internet domain name system. 
>
> patent-pending technology? oh brother.
>
> I thought VC's started doing research before handing out $$?  If this was
> 1999, it wouldn't surprise me.  But my god, you would think these fools
> would learn.  Anyone want to start a free colocation facility?  Free dial,
> free colo, whats the difference.  I'm sure whoever funded New.net will 
> fund us!

Dude, it gets better.