[IFWP] Emailing Becky Burr and Elliott Maxwell about ICANN

1999-05-22 Thread Ronda Hauben
Greg Skinner [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "Richard J. Sexton" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 02:03 AM 5/21/99 -0700, Kent Crispin wrote: On Thu, May 20, 1999 at 11:57:34PM -0800, Ellen Rony wrote: After a summer of international meetings in 1998, people believed that the selection of the interim

Re: [IFWP] Re: Registrar Constituency meeting - Berlin

1999-05-22 Thread Michael Sondow
Richard J. Sexton a écrit: Hey, kinda like the ISOC meeting before the Geneva IFWP meeting. Coincidence, I'm sure. You have to understand, Richard, that those people in ISOC and CORE aren't very intelligent. They have a limited set of tactics, which they use over and over again, and which

[IFWP] Re: voting

1999-05-22 Thread Michael Sondow
Esther Dyson a écrit: That's really up to the constituencies themselves - as long as the voting rules pass muster: open, nondiscriminatory, broad participation, etc. I posted a request to you to allow voting in Berlin. You replied that it was too soon. Are you now saying that you lied in

Re: [IFWP] RE: Duplicity by Fenello and Sondow

1999-05-22 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]@esther, Esther Dyson writes: For the record, Joe was talking about two different things. But why does all this matter so much anyway? who phoned whom, etc. etc. It doesn't matter at all, you are quite right. What DOES matter is that he seems to have stated under

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1999-05-22 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
Amadeu, so, your last attempt at capture didn't work. And, I can tell you, you can count your blessings that I am missing Berlin by a week el --- Forwarded Message Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 21:09:10 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL

Re: [IFWP] Re: Duplicity by Fenello and Sondow

1999-05-22 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
Greg, In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Greg Skinner writes: If this is the case, this is bad for the IFWP process (and email in particular as a step towards participatory online Internet governance), if it actually could have had more of an impact on ICANN. The IFWP process was dead long

Re: [IFWP] RE: Duplicity by Fenello and Sondow

1999-05-22 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
Greg, In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Greg Skinner writes: Frank Rizzo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The real real question is: "Why can't we vote for our representatives? Why do you have the power to make decisions for the whole Internet?" Just as an observation, if ISOC folks like Heath

[IFWP] Re: voting

1999-05-22 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]@esther, Esther Dyson writes: That's really up to the constituencies themselves - as long as the voting rules pass muster: open, nondiscriminatory, broad participation, etc. So "muster" means identiy verification, then? el

Re: [IFWP] Re: Registrar Constituency meeting - Berlin

1999-05-22 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
Esther, In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]@esther, Esther Dyson writes: The rooms are open. Then either the constituencies self-organize, and the Initial Board recognizes them, or certain constituencies Interim or Initial? will be missing in the initial DNSO. At that point, the constituencies

Re: [IFWP] Re: voting

1999-05-22 Thread William X. Walsh
On Sat, 22 May 1999 03:26:52 -0400, Michael Sondow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Esther Dyson a écrit: That's really up to the constituencies themselves - as long as the voting rules pass muster: open, nondiscriminatory, broad participation, etc. I posted a request to you to allow voting in

Re: [IFWP] Re: voting

1999-05-22 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Willie whines: There is no ICIIU Michael. It is just you, and your self glory. Give it up already, everyone has seen through your little power play.=20 You are no better than ICANN and Jeff Williams. Ach, Willie, stop whining. el

[Attention Stef] to:Re: [IFWP] Re: Registrar Constituency meeting - Berlin

1999-05-22 Thread Jeff Williams
Stef and all, Well this is certainly true, or hopefully so. However it should have bee obvious for some time now as I have been warning. ICANN is not interested in serving the stakeholder community as whole, never has been despite the rather elaborate front the Interim board of ICANN has

[Attention Esther Dyson] to:Re: [IFWP] Re: voting

1999-05-22 Thread Jeff Williams
Esther and all, Esther, this seems like a very reasonable request given your own public statements of yesterday and today How about it? Michael Sondow wrote: Esther Dyson a écrit: That's really up to the constituencies themselves - as long as the voting rules pass muster: open,

Rejected Mail Re: [IFWP] Re: Registrar Constituency meeting - Berlin

1999-05-22 Thread William X. Walsh
On Fri, 21 May 1999 22:23:57 -0700, Einar Stefferud [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Patrick -- That is the bad news. The good news is that doing so will unmask ICANN for what it is;-)... BTW, my access to present mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] is blocked and my mail is being

Re: Rejected Mail Re: [IFWP] Re: Registrar Constituency meeting - Berlin

1999-05-22 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Willie the Whiner whined again: Nice way to get rid of mail from a certain someone...just enable ORBS on the list mailserver, netcom has quite a few open relays, including the one at the dallas pop. You are not only an idiot (proved again by this suggestion

Re: [IFWP] RE: Duplicity by Fenello and Sondow

1999-05-22 Thread Bill Lovell
At 09:44 AM 5/22/99 +0100, you wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]@esther, Esther Dyson writes: For the record, Joe was talking about two different things. But why does all this matter so much anyway? who phoned whom, etc. etc. It doesn't matter at all, you are quite right. What DOES matter

Re: Rejected Mail Re: [IFWP] Re: Registrar Constituency meeting - Berlin

1999-05-22 Thread William X. Walsh
On Sat, 22 May 1999 11:07:06 +0100, Dr Eberhard W Lisse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Willie the Whiner whined again: Nice way to get rid of mail from a certain someone...just enable ORBS on the list mailserver, netcom has quite a few open relays, including the one

Re: [IFWP] Isn't this the biggie?

1999-05-22 Thread Bill Lovell
At 01:04 PM 5/21/99 -0500, you wrote: The page information for the Proposed Interim Policy for Geographic Diversity on the ICANN Board of Directors http://www.icann.org/geo-diversity.html indicates it was created on May 17th. I did not notice the discussion surrounding its formation nor an

Re: [IFWP] RE: Duplicity by Fenello and Sondow

1999-05-22 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Bill Lovell writes: But then that does confirm my opinion of the second oldest profession in the world. Hey, Dr. Lisse: Stuff it. Dr. Lovell Hey, Dr Lovell. But the only difference is that lawyers get more money for the same work. el

Re: Rejected Mail Re: [IFWP] Re: Registrar Constituency meeting - Berlin

1999-05-22 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], William X. Walsh writes: On Sat, 22 May 1999 11:07:06 +0100, Dr Eberhard W Lisse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Willie the Whiner whined = again: Nice way to get rid of mail from a certain someone...just enable ORBS on the list

[IFWP] Re: voting

1999-05-22 Thread Kerry Miller
Only Esther could respond first to Rick's writing: I would like to understand what voting in the constituency meeting means. It appears that anyone can go to a meeting and participate in its organization. thusly: That's really up to the constituencies themselves - as long as the voting

Re: [IFWP] Comment on Geographic Diversity Policy

1999-05-22 Thread Diane Cabell
There are many interests to be represented, as Mr. Sondow points out. IMHO, however, none of them overrides the very necessary protection for Internet access that geographic diversity offers the rest of the world. Here is my reasoning, which is somewhat different from Izumi's. First: Special

[IFWP] Re: voting

1999-05-22 Thread Michael Sondow
Dr Eberhard W Lisse a écrit: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]@esther, Esther Dyson writes: That's really up to the constituencies themselves - as long as the voting rules pass muster: open, nondiscriminatory, broad participation, etc. So "muster" means identiy verification, then? What

[IFWP] Re: voting

1999-05-22 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Michael Sondow writes: Dr Eberhard W Lisse a écrit: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]@esther, Esther D yson writes: That's really up to the constituencies themselves - as long as the voting rules pass muster: open, nondiscriminatory, broad participation,

[IFWP] RE: voting

1999-05-22 Thread John B. Reynolds
Michael Sondow wrote: Esther Dyson a écrit: That's really up to the constituencies themselves - as long as the voting rules pass muster: open, nondiscriminatory, broad participation, etc. I posted a request to you to allow voting in Berlin. You replied that it was too soon. Are you

Re: [IFWP] RE: Duplicity by Fenello and Sondow

1999-05-22 Thread Bill Lovell
At 02:01 PM 5/22/99 +0100, you wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Bill Lovell writes: But then that does confirm my opinion of the second oldest profession in the world. Hey, Dr. Lisse: Stuff it. Dr. Lovell Hey, Dr Lovell. But the only difference is that lawyers get more money for

Re: [IFWP] Comment on Geographic Diversity Policy

1999-05-22 Thread Patrick Greenwell
On Sat, 22 May 1999, Kent Crispin wrote: On Sat, May 22, 1999 at 09:31:21AM -0500, Eric Weisberg wrote: Izumi AIZU wrote: But I want to state that the geographic diversity has been very much the consensus from last year's IFWP process, Only in an "aspirational" sense. We have

[IFWP] ICANN is multi-lingual

1999-05-22 Thread Eric Weisberg
I just noticed the following links on the bottom of the ICANN Berlin Meeting page http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/icann/berlin/ Berkman Center for Internet Society | Translate This Page

Re: [IFWP] RE: Duplicity by Fenello and Sondow

1999-05-22 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Bill Lovell writes: At 02:01 PM 5/22/99 +0100, you wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Bill Lovell writes: But then that does confirm my opinion of the second oldest profession in the world. Hey, Dr. Lisse: Stuff it. Dr. Lovell Hey, Dr

Re: [IFWP] Comment on Geographic Diversity Policy

1999-05-22 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Kent Crispin writes: On Sat, May 22, 1999 at 09:31:21AM -0500, Eric Weisberg wrote: Izumi AIZU wrote: But I want to state that the geographic diversity has been very much the consensus from last year's IFWP process, Only in an "aspirational" sense.

Re: [IFWP] ICANN is multi-lingual

1999-05-22 Thread Ben Edelman
Indeed, we're doing our best to make our content available in many languages. It's tricky, though: To have an "official" translation would require that we somehow review it for style and substance -- that we make sure that it's really a fair and accurate translation of the original. At least

[IFWP] ICANN neo-colonialism

1999-05-22 Thread Michael Sondow
Mr. Twomey- Is it true that you told Sean Jackson, the delegated governmental representative of .TC, that he would not be allowed to observe the Berlin meeting of the ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee because his country is a "colony" of England? Two world wars have been fought and the

Re: [IFWP] Comment on Geographic Diversity Policy

1999-05-22 Thread Richard J. Sexton
At 10:05 AM 5/22/99 -0700, you wrote: On Sat, May 22, 1999 at 09:31:21AM -0500, Eric Weisberg wrote: Izumi AIZU wrote: But I want to state that the geographic diversity has been very much the consensus from last year's IFWP process, Only in an "aspirational" sense. We have never agreed

Re: [IFWP] Comment on Geographic Diversity Policy

1999-05-22 Thread Eric Weisberg
Kent Crispin wrote: I'm sorry, Eric. You are misinformed. Izumi is correct: geographic diversity has been an absolute requirement from very early on, By whom? I did not hear it required at Reston and am not aware of an IFWP poll on the subject. We do not know what process produced that

Re: [IFWP] ICANN neo-colonialism

1999-05-22 Thread Dr Eberhard W Lisse
John In message 000401bea486$5144f840$[EMAIL PROTECTED], "John B. Reynolds" writes: Michael Sondow wrote: Mr. Twomey- Is it true that you told Sean Jackson, the delegated governmental representative of .TC, that he would not be allowed to observe the Berlin meeting of the ICANN

Re: [IFWP] ICANN is multi-lingual

1999-05-22 Thread Richard J. Sexton
At 02:10 PM 5/22/99 -0400, you wrote: Indeed, we're doing our best to make our content available in many languages. It's tricky, though: To have an "official" translation would require that we somehow review it for style and substance -- that we make sure that it's really a fair and accurate

Re: [IFWP] ICANN neo-colonialism

1999-05-22 Thread Richard J. Sexton
At 02:26 PM 5/22/99 -0400, Michael Sondow wrote: Mr. Twomey- Is it true that you told Sean Jackson, the delegated governmental representative of .TC, that he would not be allowed to observe the Berlin meeting of the ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee because his country is a "colony" of

Re: [IFWP] Comment on Geographic Diversity Policy

1999-05-22 Thread Kent Crispin
On Sat, May 22, 1999 at 10:47:42AM -0700, Patrick Greenwell wrote: On Sat, 22 May 1999, Kent Crispin wrote: On Sat, May 22, 1999 at 09:31:21AM -0500, Eric Weisberg wrote: Izumi AIZU wrote: But I want to state that the geographic diversity has been very much the consensus from

[IFWP] Re: voting

1999-05-22 Thread Esther Dyson
No, I said it was too soon for the precisely prescribed process you outlined. Esther At 03:26 AM 22/05/99 -0400, Michael Sondow wrote: Esther Dyson a écrit: That's really up to the constituencies themselves - as long as the voting rules pass muster: open, nondiscriminatory, broad

Re: [IFWP] RE: voting

1999-05-22 Thread Jeff Williams
John and all, As ICANN and the DNSO is supposed to represent ALL of the stakeholder community why would not ALL constituencies that form of their own accord be represented? Unless there is some particular prejudice perhaps John B. Reynolds wrote: Michael Sondow wrote: Esther Dyson

Re: [IFWP] ICANN neo-colonialism

1999-05-22 Thread Pisanty Baruch Alejandro-FQ
Is there no limit to this madness? No Mike, you're still at it. Admirable effort. Alejandro Pisanty International Congress of Independent Internet Users (ICIIU) http://www.iciiu.org [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [IFWP] Comment on Geographic Diversity Policy

1999-05-22 Thread Patrick Greenwell
On Sat, 22 May 1999, Kent Crispin wrote: I'm sorry, Eric. You are misinformed. Izumi is correct: geographic diversity has been an absolute requirement from very early on, and is a component of the White paper. We spent a great deal of time in the DNSO meetings discussing exactly