All of these domains are registered to "XYZ Corporation" and delegated to nymnom(.)net nameservers. You're selling subdomains, as others have already noted. You're intentionally conflating examples using legitimate, registerable 3rd level ccTLDs in extensions like org(.)uk and nom(.)es with the domains you've registered and for which you're selling subdomains. Centralnic has built an entire business on this model and it isn't illegal, but lying about what you're offering and trotting out a deceptive business model doesn't really jibe with all the magnanimous talk about democratizing digital human rights. You're actively trying to profit from the confusion you're creating.
Good morning,
Thank you for your kind words and feedback.
We would like to address the issues raised in your post.
We will break this down, piece by piece -
a) "All of these domains are registered to 'XYZ Corporation' and delegated to nymnom(.)net nameservers."
- Correct.
- 'XYZ Corporation' is the legal entity, 'NymNom' is the brand.
- 'nymnom.net' name servers are part of our infrastructure.
b) "You're selling subdomains, as others have already noted."
- No. Incorrect and inaccurate.
- We do not wish to waste our time, on what amounts to a semantic argument.
- You have a fundamental misunderstanding of what a full domain and a sub domain are.
- While on some abstract level, all domains are sub domains, if you define sub domain as a dot delimited subdivision of a parent domain space. E.g. 'whatever.com' can be loosely described as a sub domain of the domain 'com'. 'com', itself (if loosely defined), is a sub domain of the resolver namespace.
- This has been answered before, but to repeat.
A full domain is fully delegated ('SOA' record) domain, giving access to the FULL domain record space (e.g. access to 'MX' / 'CNAME' / etc records).
A sub domain is merely an 'A record' entry in the parent domain record space.
- For more information and education on the subject, do some research.
- Education and understanding is a life changing experience, and never stops.
- Here is a reference to get you started - ietf.org/rfc/rfc1034.txt
c) "You're intentionally conflating examples using legitimate, registerable 3rd level ccTLDs in extensions like org(.)uk and nom(.)es with the domains you've registered and for which you're selling subdomains."
- No. Incorrect and inaccurate.
- We are not conflating anything.
- You do realize that '.com.de' and '.com.ru' are privately held domains, that allow registration to these domain spaces? They are "legitimate" domain spaces (whatever that means), but, are privately held domains, being used in a domain registration business model. Are these domains / extensions also 'illegitimate'?
d) "Centralnic has built an entire business on this model and it isn't illegal, ..."
- Correct.
- Note your use of the word 'illegal'. Juxtapose that with your use of the word 'legitimate' in 'point c)'.
e) "... but lying about what you're offering and trotting out a deceptive business model"
- No. Incorrect and inaccurate.
- There is no lying.
- There is no deceptive business model.
f) "... doesn't really jibe with all the magnanimous talk about democratizing digital human rights."
- No. Incorrect and inaccurate.
- See 'point e)'.
- We are quite sincere and serious about our philosophy.
- By offering a low cost alternative, enabling as many people in the world, to be able to register a full domain name, we believe we are changing the world, and are striving to achieve our goals.
g) "You're actively trying to profit from the confusion you're creating."
- Incorrect.
- We are not creating any confusion.
- Any supposed confusion rests in the subjective mindset of other individuals (as always).
- Confusion usually stems from any one person's information asymmetry (incomplete information) and their opinion based on this lack of information.
- Correct.
- All businesses have to run at a profit, to be able to be self sustaining.
- This is basic business and economic reality.
We appreciate that you have a subjective viewpoint.
It is a free world.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion.
It is a basic human right.
That is what makes the world great.
We invite you to take advantage of our coupon code offers, register a domain, and try our service for yourself.
Perhaps, you might point people in our direction, to help us realize our mission of helping all people in the world, regardless of their current origins and status, to become part of the global information society, and to decrease the digital divide.
Sharing this with your colleagues, or the world in general, would be appreciated.
Thank you for your time,
