Domain Names (and charging)

[JOSEPH MAXIMILLIAN MURPHY]

>     Of course, they probably know about the plans, not yet widely 
>     reported, to start charging registration fees PER IP ADDRESS. If you 
>     thought paying $100 to register a whole domain was annoying, just 
>     think what would happen if you had to "register" hundreds or thousands 
>     of IP addresses.

Pardon the innocent question, but I don't follow what this means. How is
registering an IP address any different from registering a domain? Does this
mean paying per server (mail, WWW)... and if so, why would we have to register
"hundreds or thousands"? Or are you suggesting paying per URL... in which case,
it might be fairer to go with a bandwidth-related charge?

Inquiring minds want to know...
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