Ok.
I got my name from a previously undelegated locality name. My domain name
was free. Sorry about the confusion.
William is right, and wrong. While there are no charges from the registry,
some organizations charge a fee for delegating the names. The general
feeling is, this is appropriate, as the delegating organization does the DNS
for the proper name.
If your locality name is currently undelegated, then it appears to be free.
To further illustrate consider this response from the nic.us registry
<--! begin nic response to recent request for .us name -->
Hi.
Your template has been received by the US Domain Registry.
Please note the following:
[X] Congratulations! The template is correctly filled out and will be
processed shortly. You will receive email notification when the
delegation is made.
[ ] Your registration type is incorrect or missing.
Please see http://www.nic.us/instr1.html
[ ] Your fully-qualified domain name is incorrect or missing.
Please see http://www.nic.us/instr2.html
Your suggested domain name is:
[ ] The domain name you requested is not valid and does not
conform to current US Domain Registry guidelines.
[ ] The domain name you requested does not match the
organization who will be using the domain name.
[ ] The locality you stated is not found in the United
States Postal Service ZIP Code Directory.
[ ] The domain name you requested has been delegated
previously and is not available.
[ ] Case is not preserved in domain names. Please use only
lower-case letters.
[ ] Your organization information is incorrect or missing.
Please see http://www.nic.us/instr3.html
[ ] Your description of the domain is incorrect or missing.
Please see http://www.nic.us/instr4.html
[ ] Your administrative contact information is incorrect or missing.
Please see http://www.nic.us/instr6.html
[ ] Your technical contact information is incorrect or missing.
Please see http://www.nic.us/instr7.html
[ ] Your primary server information is incorrect or missing.
Please see http://www.nic.us/instr8.html
[ ] Your secondary server information is incorrect or missing.
Please see http://www.nic.us/instr9.html
Please carefully and completely correct your template before
resubmitting it.
Thank you.
US Domain Registry
http://www.nic.us/
<--! begin nic response to recent request for .us name -->
Sorry if my statement was misleading, and I'll still offer to research
whether you can get your .us for free, just email me offlist.
Bob Martin
Shore Communications, LLC
http://www.shorecom.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 11:26 AM
Subject: Changes to the .us namespace
> Currently registration for names in the .us namespace are free, and
> admittedly not attractive.
>
> Take an individual's .us name for example.
>
> Registered properly an individual's .us name would be:
>
> firstname-lastname.city-name.state.us
>
> Comments are being solicited, (sorry about the late notice) for potential
> changes to the .us namespace. You have until tomorrow, October 6, 2000.
>
> This sounds a lot like what happened to .ca recently.
>
> Let your voice be heard about the future of the .us namespace in an email
to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Please read here first:
> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/usrfc2/dotusrfc2.htm
>
> I would also like to indicate that I have no relations with anyone that is
> even remotely associated to this situation.
>
> Please do not email me about the .us namespace, unless you are an
individual
> or business in the US that wishes to register, for free, your proper .us
> name.
>
> Bob Martin
> Shore Communications, LLC
> http://www.shorecom.com
> Website Hosting from $9.95/month
> Internet Access from $10.25/month
> Domain Registration $20 No Internic Fees!
>
>
