Re: [IFWP] Re: Free agency - Attention Tom Bililey

1999-07-10 Thread Jeff Williams
Kerry and all, Kerry, normally I find your thoughts in these ongoing discussions very enlightening, but in this case I am very disappointed... (See detail below your comments just below) Kerry Miller wrote: http://www.icann.org/correspondence/bliley-response-08july99.htm ...ICANN "decisions"

[IFWP] Re: [ga] Letter from Mike Roberts re: gTLD Constituency Group

1999-07-10 Thread Jeff Williams
Jon and all, Absolutely correct Jon, good catch! And yet another example of the ICANNites purposefully misleading and purveying disinformation to the public, by Mr. Andrew McLaughlin. Jonathan Weinberg wrote: No, that rule is in section 2(g) ("No more than one officer, director or

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Re: [IFWP] Re: Rule of law vs. consensus

1999-07-10 Thread Jay Fenello
Hi Jonathan, This email is one of the most ironic I've ever seen, coming from the Harvard Berkman Center. To my knowledge, I have never argued for a community consensus approach to Internet Governance. It is simply not consistent with my views on Governance. Anyone who knows me, knows

Re: [IDNO-DISCUSS] Re: [IFWP] RE: who tells the quill holder what to write?

1999-07-10 Thread William X. Walsh
On Sat, 10 Jul 1999 13:41:08 -0700, Dave Crocker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 01:24 PM 7/10/99 -0700, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote: I have no idea what you are talking about, since you've cut out ALL of the pertinent original text. You also don't contribute anymore content in this message. Would you

Re: [IFWP] Re: Rule of law vs. consensus

1999-07-10 Thread Gene Marsh
At 02:05 PM 7/10/99 -0700, you wrote: there are circa 240 top level domains. and inlcuding many not in the current rootservers. If they are not in the current root servers, they are not top level domains. They are private domains. Not true. A top level domain is a functional level of

Re: [IDNO-DISCUSS] Re: [IFWP] RE: who tells the quill holder what to write?

1999-07-10 Thread Gene Marsh
At 09:03 PM 7/10/99 GMT, you wrote: On Sat, 10 Jul 1999 13:41:08 -0700, Dave Crocker Its simple, ICANN should not be charging a $1/domain fee at all. ICANN needs to charge for services it actually renders. No service that ICANN provides is tied to the quantity of second level domains. I'm

Re: [IFWP] Re: Rule of law vs. consensus

1999-07-10 Thread Gordon Cook
hello crisp, tiny said it best -- The notion of diversity is anathema to their approach. It's a religion, not a process. On Sat, Jul 10, 1999 at 12:26:00PM -0400, Gordon Cook wrote: zittran: All this said, I'm curious: how do we measure that elusive thing called consensus? And,

Re: [IFWP] Re: Rule of law vs. consensus

1999-07-10 Thread Kent Crispin
On Sat, Jul 10, 1999 at 05:34:59PM -0400, Gene Marsh wrote: At 02:05 PM 7/10/99 -0700, you wrote: there are circa 240 top level domains. and inlcuding many not in the current rootservers. If they are not in the current root servers, they are not top level domains. They are private

[IFWP] Re: rule of law vs consensus

1999-07-10 Thread Kerry Miller
The vehicle of law vs. who shouts loudest seems to me a tough question. If ICANN made simple rules and hewed to them in a vacuum it'd be criticized for "ignoring community consensus" and acting unaccountably--you've been one of the strongest proponents of ICANN (or anything serving its

Re: [IFWP] A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace

1999-07-10 Thread Esther Dyson
Clarification (i.e the facts) It came from John Perry Barlow, a founder and still board member of EFF. I *was* chairman of EFF and continue to sit on its board. The Declaration is not a formal EFF position and I for one am not entirely comfortable with its tone. Esther At 01:04 AM

Re: [IFWP] Re: The gTLD constituency

1999-07-10 Thread Jeff Williams
Tony and all, Great job here Tony, I don't think I have ever seen a better more concise litany of the current situation with the ICANN... Nicely done!! >;) A.M. Rutkowski wrote: Jon This is a good question! At some point I suppose you'd agree that some number is too much, no matter how large a

Re: [IFWP] RE: who tells the quill holder what to write?

1999-07-10 Thread William X. Walsh
On Fri, 9 Jul 1999 09:50:56 -0700, Kent Crispin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Jul 09, 1999 at 09:13:49AM -0700, Christopher Ambler wrote: There is a more fundamental problem with the "20 year deals", or any similar scheme: a creative monopolist can always find ways to get around them.

Re: [IFWP] RE: who tells the quill holder what to write?

1999-07-10 Thread Jeff Williams
William and all, William, you might as well give up on trying to convence Kent of anything, he is intractable.. BTW, I left two messages on your Answering service. I thought you wanted to chat about something??? William X. Walsh wrote: On Fri, 9 Jul 1999 09:50:56 -0700, Kent Crispin

Re: [IFWP] Re: Rule of law vs. consensus

1999-07-10 Thread Ronda Hauben
From: Kent Crispin [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICANN is a corporation, it is not a government. It has, or will have, contractual relationships with other corporations and organizations. Corporations are bound by the law, like all other persons, real or fictitious. There are other international

Re: [IFWP] RE: who tells the quill holder what to write?

1999-07-10 Thread Kent Crispin
On Sun, Jul 11, 1999 at 12:26:19AM +, William X. Walsh wrote: [...] A registry is no more a monopoly than a car manufacturer is Kent. There is no lock-in involved with cars -- if I don't like my toyata, I can get a honda or a ford, for just the cost of a new car. Changing cars doesn't

Re: [IFWP] Re: Rule of law vs. consensus

1999-07-10 Thread Kent Crispin
On Sat, Jul 10, 1999 at 10:12:51PM -0400, Ronda Hauben wrote: Can you clarify what you meant by saying there are "international corporations"? Shorthand for "corporations that do business internationally". They may or may not be multinational corporations. An american corporation can

[IFWP] Re: Attn : Jeffrey A. Williams

1999-07-10 Thread Jeff Williams
William, No. William X. Walsh wrote: Jeffrey A. Williams (or the person using that name on these lists), Do you reside at the Homestead Studios? Be careful in your answer. -- William X. Walsh General Manager, DSo Internet Services Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax:(209) 671-7934 "The

[IFWP] Re: Attn : Jeffrey A. Williams

1999-07-10 Thread William X. Walsh
Jeffrey, Today you called a toll free number I gave you twice. The number you called from was captured (As is standard with toll free lines). The numbers you called from are : 972-732-6371 4:21am for 21 seconds 972-732-6288 12:16pm for 42 seconds These numbers belong to Homestead Studios,

[IFWP] William Walsh and Intergov Agent perhaps? Gasp!Re: Attn : Jeffrey A. Williams

1999-07-10 Thread Jeff Williams
Rus, Dam, that was interesting reading (Refering to your link). However until now I too, had never heard of "Intergov". What a terrible scam! :( Maybe they are part of the ICANN/GIP consortium? Ya think? BTW rus and all, I have provided William and this list on more than one occasion the

Re: [IFWP] Re: Attn : Jeffrey A. Williams

1999-07-10 Thread Jeff Williams
William and all, Yes you sure can verify. Just call 972-447-1894 anytime. Messages are auto pick up after 11:00pm CST or if I punch in the code to have calls routed to the message pick up from the 972-447-1894 number. William X. Walsh wrote: On Sat, 10 Jul 1999 20:48:23 +0100, Jeff

Re: [IFWP] Re: Attn : Jeffrey A. Williams

1999-07-10 Thread William X. Walsh
Call Homestead Studios and verify it. What Jeff hopes you will do is just take his word for it. The number he gives is a resident number that rings to Homestead's voice mail system (hit Zero for operator when you get his voice mail, it will give you the homestead info). On Sat, 10 Jul 1999

Re: [IFWP] Re: Rule of law vs. consensus

1999-07-10 Thread Gene Marsh
At 12:48 AM 7/11/99 -0400, you wrote: Should the gTLD-MoU faction by contrast - which has a very small stake - enjoy more than 50% of the seats, the policy-making chair, the agenda making role, and the predominant appointments to groups developing policies? Is that capture? --tony And the

Re: [IFWP] Re: The gTLD constituency

1999-07-10 Thread Richard J. Sexton
At 01:33 PM 7/10/99 -0400, Jon Zittrain wrote: If instead you see ICANN as having a public trust function... No. We don't. The names of files I use on my computer are none of the publics damn business. It's between me and other people that write to this namespace. Most of the general public

Re: [IFWP] A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace

1999-07-10 Thread Richard J. Sexton
The Declaration is not a formal EFF position and I for one am not entirely comfortable with its tone. Esther You'll probably hate this then: http://vrx.net/declaration.html -- Richard Sexton | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://dns.vrx.net/tech/rootzone http://killifish.vrx.net

Re: [IFWP] Re: Rule of law vs. consensus

1999-07-10 Thread Richard J. Sexton
The depth of your thinking would put a jackrabbit to shame. Is there consensus that this sort of langauge is unacceptible - personal insults should warrent an apology ? -- Richard Sexton | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://dns.vrx.net/tech/rootzone http://killifish.vrx.nethttp://www.mbz.org

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1999-07-10 Thread Richard J. Sexton
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Re: [IFWP] Re: Attn : Jeffrey A. Williams

1999-07-10 Thread Frank Rizzo
What is/are the Homestead Studios? Why does it matter?

Re: [IFWP] Re: Attn : Jeffrey A. Williams

1999-07-10 Thread William X. Walsh
On Sat, 10 Jul 1999 22:07:10 -0700, Frank Rizzo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is/are the Homestead Studios? Why does it matter? Because it is just clear evidence of the lies he has been telling. One that anyone and everyone can easily and simply verify.