Curtis,
I wanted to add a little bit of data since, from the perspective of someone
who is trying to register (I've been where you are), it isn't obvious. There
have been something like 145,000 registrations on a system designed originally
for a total of about 10,000. The staff has worked miracles, believe it or not,
to increase the ability of the system to respond - but we have limited budget
and limited time - to say nothing of risking the possibility of eroding the
integrity of the accumulated database with any significant changes to the
current system. We HAVE been able to increase total intake, but the demand
has more than matched every increase in capacity.
No one knew, a priori, what the demand for voter registration would be, but
the random rate control is not selective in any fashion. Also keep in mind
that we also have to print and mail PIN numbers in time for them to arrive
so they can be used to confirm registration and there is a time limit after
which it is too risky to mail PINs and still meet the voting deadlines.
These problems motivated our plan for a full review of the process after his
first round of elections. Plainly scaling must be addressed among other things.
Please believe me, there is no deliberate attempt to color any outcome - only
to try to keep the system functioning at some level of responsiveness.
Vint Cerf
At 12:31 PM 7/28/2000 -0400, Esther Dyson wrote:
>At 10:47 AM 7/28/00 -0400, Curtis E. Sahakian wrote:
> >
> >Esther,
> >
> >My understanding is that ICANN, closes registeration for voter
> >membership in ICANN after JULY 31.
> >
> >I have tried twice to register, Your server says: "We are
> >sorry. The database is currently overloaded.
> >Please try again when the system is less busy."
> >
> >ICANN is denying me the right to vote. What possible excuse can
> >it have?
> >
> >This is not right. It reminds me of voter registration problems
> >blacks used to have in the South until the U.S. goverment sent
> >troops and federal marshals there.
> >
> >You should either get the ICANN staff behaving properly or
> >accept personal responsibility for their actions and resign. As
> >best I can tell from quotes in the press, you seem to be doing
> >neither.
> >
> >Why is that?
> >
> >Curtis Sahakian
> >847/676-2774
> >
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