On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Marc Perkel <
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> Actually I don't think you're right. I haven't done it but TLDs are not hard
> to create. Just a few lines in a BIND file. All you need to make it official
> is having the root servers hand it off to my private TLD servers. As to
> capacity, if the TLD is small then you don't need much of a server to handle
> it. I could add it to my current name servers.
>
> Jorge Amodio wrote:
>>
>> Actually as other said $185K is just for starters, it really depends
>> on what do you intend to do with the new gTLD.
>>
>> To run or outsource a full fledged registry you have to think in the
>> order of a $500K-$1M initial investment, and that does not include the
>> costs of a legal battle with others such as ReMax that may intend to
>> apply for the same string.
>>
>> If you don't have that money on the bank or investors willing to foot
>> the bill you are out of the game.
>>
>> My .02
>> Jorge
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Marc Perkel <
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>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Avri Doria wrote:
>>>
>>> On 17 Mar 2010, at 13:11, Marc Perkel wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> BTW - how do I apply for the .reality TLD?
>>>
>>>
>>> once the final applicant guidebook is released sometime between now and
>>> 2012
>>> (draft details can be found at
>>>
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm), follow its
>>> instructions, pay the big bucks (185,000 USD at the moment) and then go
>>> through the process and hang on through the challenges.
>>>
>>> better have some deep pocket for the ride.
>>>
>>> a.
>>>
>>> $185,000 - so only the rich can get TLDs. Why is that?
>>>
>>>
>>>
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