Paul Gordon wrote: > On Aug 27, 2005, at 12:25 PM, elliot noss wrote: >>paul, users have a voice in ICANN. the at-large is getting more >>effective every day. the biggest challenge BY FAR is finding people >>who will actually spend a little time on the process. if you would >>like to get involved we would be happy to help you do so. > Does it have any seats on the board? > Why do intellectual property owners have seats on the board while > registrants (the people who actually PAY for most of the domains in > existence) don't? > Until ICANN opens up a large number of seats to Registrants and gets > rid of the corporate ring-in's that have been sitting there passing > resolutions from day one (when CORE had it's dirty little hands in > the proceeds) it's all a farce. Gordon, one of the few left with a spine worth more then a few dollars of soft money :-) Thanks for being there, Gordon.
> Especially when the USG can suddenly decide it doesn't like the .xxx > decision and veto ICANN. > >>the nominating committee (disclosure: I am a sitting member) also >>explicitly puts a filter of representing the general interests of >>users on all appointments. that is why you get folks like joi ito >>on the board. >>further, if ANY of you would like help taking a more active role in >>the ISPC or BC (business constituency) where you would be able to >>advocate on behalf of users, we would also be happy to help. >>(not directed at paul) one of the most fascinating takeaways from >>my involvement in ICANN is that people have a much greater interest >>in passion in having a right than in actually using it. especially when those rights are just window dressing. >>ICANN is far from perfect but needs people like you to help make >>positive change. >>Regards >>Elliot Noss Elliot, if you want to help make a change, an idea would be to start a foundation for a democratic internet. kind regards philippe -- >>Paul Gordon wrote: >>>Read the eNom registrant agreement. It was changed - quite some >>>time back - so that they could register names in the registrant's >>>name WITHOUT notification, and also change the terms of the >>>agreement WITHOUT notification. (I think - IANAL, YMMV etc) >>>Yet another reason why registrants DESPERATELY need a voice in >>>the ICANN process. >>>On Aug 26, 2005, at 2:37 PM, Jim McAtee wrote: >>> >>> >>>>I figure someone here will know what's going on. Maybe you've >>>>seen this >>>>with one of your customers. The below email was just sent to >>>>someone with >>>>a domain registered with eNom. The name servers for the domain >>>>are at >>>>name-services.com, which is an eNom site/service. >>>> >>>>The domain [something].com has been registered with eNom for a >>>>couple of >>>>years, but the .info version has never been registered (trust >>>>me, it's a >>>>made up name and nobody wants it). If I do a WHOIS on >>>>[something].info >>>>then it looks like a legit registration, including all the identical >>>>contact information for [something].com. >>>> >>>>If you go to the www.[something].com you see a page similar to >>>>http://www.name-services.com. Follow a link "Why am I seeing >>>>this web >>>>site?" and you get an offer to register the domain. >>>> >>>>Is this crap legal? How the hell do they get away with registering >>>>domains in someone's name when there has been no action taken to >>>>do so? >>>>Is eNom using their ability as a registrar to register then delete a >>>>domain name in order take advantage of their own domain registrants? >>>> >>>>The topper is sending spam in the form of a fake WDRP compliance >>>>notice >>>>for the fake registration. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "WDRP Compliance" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>To: -------------- >>>>Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 1:06 PM >>>>Subject: Important Notice: Please Verify Contact Data for your >>>>Domain >>>>Name(s) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Dear Domain Holder, >>>>> >>>>>This message is a reminder to help you keep the contact data >>>>>associated >>>>>with your domain registration up-to-date. >>>>> >>>>>As of October 31, 2003 we are required by the Internet >>>>>Corporation for >>>>>Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to send you this reminder by the >>>>>Anniversary date of each registered Domain Name that is subject >>>>>to the >>>>>terms and conditions of that organization. >>>>> >>>>>Below is a list of domain names with your email address listed >>>>>as the >>>>>registrant or administrative contact. The current contact >>>>>information >>>>>associated with the domain may be verified by following the link >>>>>provided. >>>>>If any of the contact data is inaccurate, it must be >>>>>corrected. If the >>>>>contact data is accurate, no further action is required to >>>>>comply with >>>>>this notice. >>>>> >>>>>Please remember that under the terms of your registration >>>>>agreement, the >>>>>provision of false Whois (contact) information can be grounds for >>>>>cancellation of your domain name registration. >>>>> >>>>>Domain Names with Anniversary Dates between September 1 and >>>>>September 30 >>>>> >>>>>Name: Registration Date: >>>>>------ ----------------- >>>>>aaaaaaaaaaa.info Sep 28, 2004 >>>>>View Contact Data: >>>>><http://wdrp.name-services.com/whois.asp?key=aaaaaaaaaaa> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Thank you for your attention. >>>>> >>>>>Sincerely, >>>>> >>>>>WDRP Compliance >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>domains-gen mailing list >>>>[email protected] >>>>http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>domains-gen mailing list >>>[email protected] >>>http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen >>> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > domains-gen mailing list > [email protected] > http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen > > > _______________________________________________ domains-gen mailing list [email protected] http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen
