[Governance] Our IGCAUCUS domain name is expiring

Fri May 5 12:01:26 EDT 2023

Exactly! Thanks a lot for the support !

On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 11:58 AM Sheetal Kumar via Governance <
governance at lists.igcaucus.org> wrote:

> Dear all
>
> Thanks for this discussion and the support. Thanks to two generous
> benefactors we have the domain until May 2025.
>
> Best
> Sheetal.
>
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2023 at 04:46, Suresh Ramasubramanian via Governance <
> governance at lists.igcaucus.org> wrote:
>
>> I use tucows, which is security aware and follows best practices.  It is
>> just that the transaction volume tends to make it cheaper per domain.
>>
>>
>>
>> Either way, which registrar isn’t going to matter more than a few
>> dollars, euro or rupees for that matter this way or that.
>>
>>
>>
>> As far as I can see James is offering to pay you the difference to top
>> the renewal up to ten years.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *Governance <governance-bounces at lists.igcaucus.org> on behalf of
>> Tapani Tarvainen via Governance <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>> *Date: *Thursday, 27 April 2023 at 12:54 PM
>> *To: *governance at lists.igcaucus.org <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>> *Subject: *Re: [Governance] Our IGCAUCUS domain name is expiring
>>
>> Hi James,
>>
>> Yes, I'm the registrant now (the domain was originally registered
>> by Avri Doria, but she wanted to get rid of it and somehow I agreed
>> to pick it up).
>>
>> But, are you saying you'd want to take it over or pay for it if
>> I continue as the registrant?
>>
>> Anyway, as others have observed the amount of money involved
>> isn't huge, I could pay it myself easily enough (even Finnish VAT,
>> I like what I get with my tax money in Finland).
>>
>> But it is good to have this discussion about igcaucus funding and
>> indeed about igcaucus future in general.
>>
>> Tapani
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 11:10:11AM +0100, James Gannon (
>> james at qualityaccelerator.com) wrote:
>> >
>> > Are you the current registrant Tapani?
>> > If so I'll happily top up whatever delta costs you need to take it to
>> the
>> > 10 years.
>> >
>> > On Wed, Apr 26, 2023, 11:07 Tapani Tarvainen via Governance <
>> > governance at lists.igcaucus.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > > The price also depends on where the payer is from.
>> > >
>> > > Gandi (where it's now registered) charges €16.22 plus VAT per year; if
>> > > I pay it, being in Finland, they add Finnish VAT of 25% which makes it
>> > > the €20 quoted. Outside of EU it'd generally be just the €16,
>> > > depending on local tax laws.
>> > >
>> > > There are cheaper options, true, but registrars are like everything
>> > > else in that the cheapest ones aren't the best. If someone feels
>> > > strongly enough about it to go to the trouble of changing registrars,
>> > > however, and there's at least a rough consensus here, I won't fight
>> it.
>> > > At least not if someone else is also willing to take ownership of
>> > > the domain.
>> > >
>> > > Tapani
>> > >
>> > > On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 09:54:49AM +0000, Suresh Ramasubramanian (
>> > > suresh at hserus.net) wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Depending on the registrar org can be renewed at 12 dollars a year
>> > > considerably less than 20 euro
>> > > >
>> > > > --srs
>> > > > ________________________________
>> > > > From: Governance <governance-bounces at lists.igcaucus.org> on behalf
>> of
>> > > Tapani Tarvainen via Governance <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 2:23:16 PM
>> > > > To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
>> > > > Subject: Re: [Governance] Our IGCAUCUS domain name is expiring
>> > > >
>> > > > I think the domain is worth keeping.
>> > > >
>> > > > I'll pitch in for one year. Or make it two (€40). Let's see if
>> > > > we can get up to the 9 years.
>> > > >
>> > > > Tapani
>> > > >
>> > > > On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 09:19:07AM +0100, Sheetal Kumar via
>> Governance (
>> > > governance at lists.igcaucus.org) wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Dear all,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > It has recently been brought to our attention that the domain name
>> > > > > igcaucus.org will expire at the Registry in 14 days, on 07 May
>> 2023
>> > > (UTC).
>> > > > > It will cost c. 20 EUR to renew.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > We wanted to check with you, the IGC list, whether you see value
>> in
>> > > > > maintaining the domain name and if so, whether you would be
>> interested
>> > > in
>> > > > > supporting its renewal. It can be paid for up to 9 years. If so, a
>> > > > > benefactor or two (or three) could make themselves known to us.
>> > > Otherwise,
>> > > > > we could set up a crowdfunder.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Please let us know your thoughts,
>> > > > > Sheetal & Bruna (expired co-cos but unlike domain names endlessly
>> free
>> > > > > apparently).
>> > > > > --
>> > > > >
>> > > > > *Sheetal Kumar*
>> > > > > Head of Global Engagement and Advocacy | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
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