RE: [IFWP] Re: Register.com and the Testbed charges effect

1999-06-09 Thread Roberto Gaetano
Hi. Richard Sexton wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd say this is a pretty clear determination of the effects NSI's prepayment requirement is going to have on its new and future prospective registrars. Where were you 6 months ago when it seemed like I was the only one on [EMAIL

Re: [discuss] RE: [IFWP] Re: Register.com and the Testbed charges effect

1999-06-09 Thread William X. Walsh
On Wed, 9 Jun 1999 09:34:30 +0200 , Roberto Gaetano [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. Richard Sexton wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd say this is a pretty clear determination of the effects NSI's prepayment requirement is going to have on its new and future prospective registrars.

Re: [discuss] RE: [IFWP] Re: Register.com and the Testbed charges effect

1999-06-09 Thread sthaug
The big issue, as I see it, is not "prepayment yes" vs. "prepayment no", but "prepayment yes for some and no for others". It is self-evident (please correct me if I'm wrong) that this situation is not a level field for competition. More like this should not be an issue imposed by the

Re: [IFWP] Re: I represent the little guy -- Esther Dyson as hypocrite

1999-06-09 Thread Jeff Williams
Kerry and all, Although your questions are very well posed and as such are deserved of an answer, completely and unequivocally, it is not likely that you shall receive any answers either directly or indirectly from Esther or any other member of the ICANN Interim Board. This is simply because,

Re: [IFWP] Re: Register.com as Testbed TC's (Long)

1999-06-09 Thread Jeff Williams
Richard, Yes, it really doesn't have a Whois! Typical of a ICANN selected Registrar is suppose. We shall see on the next one... From where I sit, Register.com appears like a scam! To call this registrar (Register.com) competition in registering domains in .com, .net, .org is a rather

Re: [IFWP] Re: Register.com and the Testbed charges effect

1999-06-09 Thread Jeff Williams
Roberto and all, Roberto Gaetano wrote: Hi. Richard Sexton wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd say this is a pretty clear determination of the effects NSI's prepayment requirement is going to have on its new and future prospective registrars. Where were you 6 months ago

Re: Pre-payment for registration [dnso.discuss] Re: [discuss] RE: [IFWP] Re: Register.com

1999-06-09 Thread Jeff Williams
Steinar and all, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The big issue, as I see it, is not "prepayment yes" vs. "prepayment no", but "prepayment yes for some and no for others". It is self-evident (please correct me if I'm wrong) that this situation is not a level field for competition. More

Re: [IFWP] Re: Is US govt hiding its role in ICANN to evade Got Corporate Control Act?

1999-06-09 Thread Ronda Hauben
Mikki Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kerry responding to Ronda, The Committee on Science subcommittee on BASIC Research hearing on March 31 [1998] had some statement to the effect that the U.S. Govt officials couldn't set up a corporation like the FCC-Schools and Libraries Corporation.

Re: [IFWP] Re: Register.com as Testbed TC's (Long)

1999-06-09 Thread Martin B. Schwimmer
wwwtabnet.com (where tabnet.com appears to be a competitor of register.com)? Thats the one that got me. Likley to cause confusion in the mind of the consumer ? I checked it out and wwwtabnet.com is indeed active and does indeed promote the domain name services of register.com. Who are we to

Re: [IFWP] Re: Register.com as Testbed TC's (Long)

1999-06-09 Thread Jeff Williams
Martin and all, Woops! Looks like ICANN stepped into the proverbial "Cow Dung" again eh? ;) But than again we shouldn't be surprised Martin B. Schwimmer wrote: wwwtabnet.com (where tabnet.com appears to be a competitor of register.com)? Thats the one that got me. Likley to

RE: [IFWP] Re: Register.com and the Testbed charges effect

1999-06-09 Thread Patrick Greenwell
On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Roberto Gaetano wrote: Hi. Richard Sexton wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd say this is a pretty clear determination of the effects NSI's prepayment requirement is going to have on its new and future prospective registrars. Where were you 6 months ago

[IFWP] Re: Is US govt hiding its role in ICANN to evade Got Corporate Control Act?

1999-06-09 Thread Kerry Miller
Ronda, I found the GAO opinion in the FCC Schools and Libraries Corporation issue and it seems to shed quite a bit of light on how in fact ICANN is a U.S. government created corporation and is in violation of laws forbidding the U.S. Executive to create such corporations as the U.S.

Re: [IFWP] would someone be kind enough to send me esthers full response which I missed Re: [IFWP] Re: I represent the little guy -- Esther Dyson as hypocrite

1999-06-09 Thread philippe landau
why do you dislike ronda hauben, gordon ? kind regards philippe, A-Z-Internet.com --- *** --- Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from ns1.vrx.net (vrx.net [204.138.71.254]) by falku.pair.com (8.9.1/8.6.12) with SMTP id OAA26791 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 8 Jun 1999

Re: [IFWP] would someone be kind enough to send me esthers fullresponse which I missed Re: [IFWP] Re: I represent the little guy --Esther Dyson as hypocrite

1999-06-09 Thread Gordon Cook
why do you dislike ronda hauben, gordon ? kind regards philippe, A-Z-Internet.com because she is utterly disconnected from the present reality The COOK Report on Internet | New handbook just published:IP Insur-

Re: [IFWP] Esther Dyson Sells Out Internet Community

1999-06-09 Thread Anonymous
Hi Michael, In my previous response, I copied David Post's:     Governing Cyberspace, or    Where is James Madison When We Need Him? Here's the rest of my reply, as promised: At 05:32 PM 6/7/99 , Michael Schneider wrote: In the past, Esther has claimed to be