Re: [IFWP] Internet stability

1999-08-04 Thread Richard J. Sexton
Hey Bob, what plans to You Ronda and Bill have for us ? At 10:38 PM 8/3/99 -0700, you wrote: At 08:13 AM 8/3/99 -0400, you wrote: Concerning the following stuff below, much of this discussion intermingles structure and function without distinguishing one from the other. Is a root server a

RE: [IFWP] European Commission to investigate NSI

1999-08-04 Thread R . Gaetano
Jim Dixon wrote: snip In this instance the 'we' clearly refers to NetNames. Also, I clearly state that 'restrictive ccTLD policies are anti-competitive'. Which implies that we believe that non-restrictive policies are not anti-competitive. Which would lead you to the conclusion

[IFWP] The public internet

1999-08-04 Thread Richard J. Sexton
The argument as to whether the net is public or private has been going on for years with such notables as Stephen Boursey et al claiming it's public. One common theme is, the people who claim it is public own no infrastructure. It is as if sombody buys a magazine subscription then claims the

RE: [IFWP] Internet stability - ICANN Creditability

1999-08-04 Thread R . Gaetano
Hello. Jeff Mason wrote: The comments made by Dr. Tooney concern me, he sounds a bit like a mafiosi less the dentures. It's critical that government refrain from threatening comments. The comments made by Dr. Twomey concern me as well, but in fact I don't think he was threatening

[IFWP] Press censorship on issue of ICANN - Op Ed

1999-08-04 Thread Ronda Hauben
U.S. Press Censorship of any Criticism of ICANN Press Censorship of criticism of ICANN is rampant in the U.S. A while ago I wrote to a computer trade magazine that played an important role in reporting a story about some problems in making the cutover from NCP to TCP/IP and asked if they

[IFWP] It ought to be a bumper sticker

1999-08-04 Thread Richard J. Sexton
My personal opinion is that this is exactly what is going to happen. There is no way you can convince the governments not to step in if the ICANN solution will fail. Whether the outcome will be an international body with specific intergovernmental status like ITU, FAO, or other UN organizations,

Re: [IFWP] Press censorship on issue of ICANN - Op Ed

1999-08-04 Thread Richard J. Sexton
Consorship != editorial control. This program posts news to thousands of machines throughout the entire civilized world. Your message will cost the net hundreds if not thousands of dollars to send everywhere. Please be sure you know what you are doing. Are you absolutely sure that you want

RE: [IFWP] Internet stability - ICANN Creditability

1999-08-04 Thread A.M. Rutkowski
At 10:44 AM 8/4/99 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The comments made by Dr. Twomey concern me as well, but in fact I don't think he was threatening anybody, but simply state a belief, which is that the most likely event in case of a failure of ICANN is that the whole matter will be ruled by an

Re: [IFWP] Press censorship on issue of ICANN - Op Ed

1999-08-04 Thread Planet Communications Computing Facility
Ronda: The magazine you were dealing with could just of run out of space to print the op ed. That does happen at the last moment. Have you tried asking them to run it again, in another issue, or have you recieved a definate no on this. Has anyone else had this sort of problem with the press?

RE: [IFWP] Internet stability - ICANN Creditability

1999-08-04 Thread Planet Communications Computing Facility
On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, A.M. Rutkowski wrote: Roberto - this "threat" has been around for the last 20 years. Many of us spent some of our careers dealing with it. Under much more favorable circumstances to these players, they tried and failed spectacularly. That's why they are trying to

Re: [IFWP] Press censorship on issue of ICANN - Op Ed

1999-08-04 Thread Nick Patience
At 12:37 PM 8/4/99 -0400, you wrote: Ronda: The magazine you were dealing with could just of run out of space to print the op ed. That does happen at the last moment. Have you tried asking them to run it again, in another issue, or have you recieved a definate no on this. Has anyone else had

Re: [IFWP] Press censorship on issue of ICANN - Op Ed

1999-08-04 Thread Planet Communications Computing Facility
Hello: I think it's important your opinion be published. If you have problems with this magazine, maybe some of the list memebers can send in some email supporting the issue and asking that it receive appropriate exposure. Maybe they were giving you the run around, so let's put on some pressure

Re: [IFWP] Internet stability

1999-08-04 Thread Gordon Cook
Ah yes, what bliss ignorance isthanks for reminding me why I filtered both these people. Hey Bob, what plans to You Ronda and Bill have for us ? At 10:38 PM 8/3/99 -0700, you wrote: At 08:13 AM 8/3/99 -0400, you wrote: Concerning the following stuff below, much of this discussion

RE: [IFWP] European Commission to investigate NSI

1999-08-04 Thread Jim Dixon
On Wed, 4 Aug 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While there might be a certain logic to what you say, I think that it is exceedingly unlikely that anyone would come to this conclusion after reading what you wrote. I came to this conclusion, but that may be influenced by the fact that I

Re: [IFWP] Press censorship on issue of ICANN - Op Ed

1999-08-04 Thread Jay Fenello
At 12:53 PM 8/4/99 , Nick Patience wrote: At 12:37 PM 8/4/99 -0400, you wrote: Ronda: The magazine you were dealing with could just of run out of space to print the op ed. That does happen at the last moment. Have you tried asking them to run it again, in another issue, or have you recieved a

[IFWP] ICANN Update: ICANN Responds to House Commerce Chairman Bliley

1999-08-04 Thread Sheffo, Joe
Attached is Chairman Bliley's letter of July 28. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like comments from someone with ICANN. Sincerely, Joseph S. Sheffo 415-923-1660 == August 4, 1999 The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. Chairman The House Committee on

Re: [IFWP] RE: Coincidence?

1999-08-04 Thread Ellen Rony
At 10:28 PM 7/28/99 , Ellen Rony wrote: FWIW, I don't concur with Jay's theories about a biased press. We have not bias but confusion. This evolution of the DNS is complicated, convoluted, and contentious, so it isn't easy to report on the activities of ICANN and the Department of Commerce in

Re: [IFWP] ICANN Update: ICANN Responds to House Commerce Chairman Bliley

1999-08-04 Thread Richard J. Sexton
At 12:07 PM 8/4/99 -0700, Sheffo, Joe wrote: Attached is Chairman Bliley's letter of July 28. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like comments from someone with ICANN. Sincerely, Joseph S. Sheffo 415-923-1660 Sure, ask them why they havn't aswered Jonothon

Re: [IFWP] RE: Coincidence?

1999-08-04 Thread Planet Communications Computing Facility
On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Ellen Rony wrote: My theory about the coverage of the USG/ICANN story is: this shift of Internet administration to the private sector has so many twists and turns that it isn't easily given to soundbytes. Mention ICANN and a reporter must then also describe the whole

Re: [IFWP] RE: Coincidence?

1999-08-04 Thread Nick Patience
At 05:10 PM 8/4/99 -0400, you wrote: On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Ellen Rony wrote: My theory about the coverage of the USG/ICANN story is: this shift of Internet administration to the private sector has so many twists and turns that it isn't easily given to soundbytes. Mention ICANN and a reporter

Re: [IFWP] RE: Coincidence?

1999-08-04 Thread Jay Fenello
Hi Ellen, I too applaud your efforts, several years strong. In actuality, none of us have a monopoly on truth, and it is only through an open exploration of these issues, that a collective truth may emerge. Please continue to fight your battles, just as I will continue to fight mine :-)

[IFWP] [Fwd: NCDNHC Considers unwise potenitaly extralegal membership exceptance provision

1999-08-04 Thread Jeff Williams
All, In several exchanges with Eric Johnson and others on the NCDNHC mailing list some consideration is being given to the allowance of NON-PROFIT entities that may or may not be NON-COMMERCIAL as members of the NCDNHC. Contrary to several warnings of other members of the NCDNHC mailing list

Re: [IFWP] RE: Coincidence?

1999-08-04 Thread Jay Fenello
At 05:34 PM 8/4/99 , Nick Patience wrote: At 05:10 PM 8/4/99 -0400, you wrote: On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Ellen Rony wrote: My theory about the coverage of the USG/ICANN story is: this shift of Internet administration to the private sector has so many twists and turns that it isn't easily given to

Re: [IFWP] European Commission to investigate NSI

1999-08-04 Thread Jeff Williams
Ken and all, To my knowledge, I don't believe that the IDNO or the ICIIU have made such a claim. However I have noticed that YOU make the claim that they have. Reference please? ;) Ken Stubbs wrote: i wonder how many people believe that your little pet ICIIU or IDNO with its ALMOST 150

Re: [IFWP] RE: Coincidence?

1999-08-04 Thread Nick Patience
At 05:54 PM 8/4/99 -0400, you wrote: At 05:34 PM 8/4/99 , Nick Patience wrote: At 05:10 PM 8/4/99 -0400, you wrote: On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Ellen Rony wrote: My theory about the coverage of the USG/ICANN story is: this shift of Internet administration to the private sector has so many twists and

Re: [IFWP] RE: Coincidence?

1999-08-04 Thread Jay Fenello
At 06:04 PM 8/4/99 , Nick Patience wrote: No!! Shocker! The press - even the tech trade press didn't understand about vulnerabilities in their bind! Come on, most of the trade press move around beats with reasonable regularity and cannot be expected to have the same level of understanding on

[IFWP] Re: [ga] Who will even know

1999-08-04 Thread Jeff Williams
Antony and all, How come I am not surprised that almost half of the pNC are not subscribed. It might also be of some interest to some as to WHICH ones are not subscribed as well... Very interesting and reveling! Antony Van Couvering wrote: I am concerned to know how the Names Council

Re: [IFWP] ICANN Update: ICANN Responds to House Commerce Chairman Bliley

1999-08-04 Thread Jeff Williams
Joe and all, And now of course, we know know that the ICANN lied to congress on questions 1 and 2, don't we as several news reports posted a week ago show very clearly... What surprises me is why the Subcommittee has not issued a congressional order to hold the ICANN (Initial?) Interim

[IFWP] Re: Internet stability

1999-08-04 Thread Kerry Miller
Richard Sexton wrote, Show me where is says the internet was created as a public resource. Or, if it was created as a private resource, show me where this was made into a public resource. Even Canadian civics classes fall short, I guess. Public 'resources' -- what used to be called

Re: [IFWP] European Commission to investigate NSI

1999-08-04 Thread Jeff Williams
Heather and all, Very nice rebut to "Dcrock". My kind of lady! Whew! You gave it to him very nicely... Heather Islip wrote: On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Dave Crocker wrote: What I have a problem with is abuse of power. I don't believe that NSI is being investigated because they are a

[IFWP] Re: Call for comments on DNSO Names Council amendments (Deadline: August 10)

1999-08-04 Thread Karl Auerbach
The ICANN Board has posted a proposed set of amendments to the ICANN Bylaws relating to the DNSO Names Council. Most notably, the proposed amendments are intended to limit any one company or organization to one representative on the DNSO Names Council. A couple of points: 1. These

Re: [IFWP] Internet stability

1999-08-04 Thread Craig McTaggart
Okay, we seem to think there is absolutely nothing public about the Internet, and that this allows us to finally break free of the burden of government. Now let's move on to the next step, and find a way to think about the Internet as something we all share, which needs massive cooperation to

Re: [IFWP] Internet stability

1999-08-04 Thread A.M. Rutkowski
Once the vague 'authority' of the USG is withdrawn from IANA in Sept. 2000, what will take its place? How do we account for the fundamentally cooperative nature of the Internet, yet avoid the awful p-word? Isn't it just possible that what makes this whole damn thing work is something a little

Re: [IFWP] Internet stability

1999-08-04 Thread Karl Auerbach
... Now let's move on to the next step, and find a way to think about the Internet as something we all share, which needs massive cooperation to make it work. I disagree that it needs "massive cooperation to make it work". There is a need for coordination of things like TCP port numbers

Re: [IFWP] Re: Call for comments on DNSO Names Council amendments (Deadline: August 10)

1999-08-04 Thread Jeff Williams
Karl and all, I think you make some very good and well commented upon points sense the Berlin Conference. Let me also agree that overall I think this proposed amendment is a good "Rough Draft" as an improvement to the ICANN bylaws. I have already forwarded it to our Legal/judicial review

Re: [IFWP] Press censorship on issue of ICANN - Op Ed

1999-08-04 Thread Ronda Hauben
Jeff Mason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The magazine you were dealing with could just of run out of space to print the op ed. That does happen at the last moment. Nope Jeff, the op ed Editor told me they decided *not* to use it. That was after he had told me they would use it. I wrote asking

Re: [IFWP] RE: Coincidence?

1999-08-04 Thread Ronda Hauben
Ellen Rony wrote: Nick Patience wrote: Ellen hit the problem on the head when she said: "Mention ICANN and a reporter must then also describe the whole transfer of functions from NSF to NTIA, from IANA to ICANN. Most readers' eyes will glaze over before you can say IFWP." Sorry Nick, I

[IFWP] Internet stability (Rhonda Hits Nerve)

1999-08-04 Thread toml
Judging by this and similar responses in this thread I'd say Rhonda has hit a nerve. Tom Lowenhaupt The Communisphere Project MAAt 03:05 PM 8/3/99 -0400, you wrote: MA MAIt can be yours, but it still isn't private if it is part of MAthe Internet. MA MAIf you want a private network, have your

Re: [IFWP] RE: Coincidence?

1999-08-04 Thread Gene Marsh
At 10:27 PM 8/4/99 -0400, you wrote: There are powerful forces keeping it all quiet and the problem isn't that the story is complicated. Agreed. There are far more complicated storie in the paper every day. The problem is that what is being grabbed is big time loot and those doing the

Re: [IFWP] Internet stability (Rhonda Hits Nerve)

1999-08-04 Thread Jeff Williams
Tom and all, I agree I believe in this instance she has indeed, though few would openly admit it [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Judging by this and similar responses in this thread I'd say Rhonda has hit a nerve. Tom Lowenhaupt The Communisphere Project MAAt 03:05 PM 8/3/99 -0400, you

Re: [IFWP] Internet stability (Rhonda Hits Nerve)

1999-08-04 Thread William X. Walsh
Wednesday, August 04, 1999, 5:10:04 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Judging by this and similar responses in this thread I'd say Rhonda has hit a nerve. No, not at all. The response is that Ronda (no "h") has placed herself in a position to not be taken seriously by many in

[IFWP] Simple questions

1999-08-04 Thread Gene Marsh
Esther, Still waiting for your/ICANN's response on these items. Gene... Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 01:01:30 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Gene Marsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Esther, I have tried on several occasions to re-establish some form of communication

[IFWP] Bylaws changes

1999-08-04 Thread Gene Marsh
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 00:44:34 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Gene Marsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Bylaws changes ICANN Board, As representative for anycastNET Incorporated, Diebold Incorporated and the Top Level Domain Association, I hereby request that action on Bylaws changes, as

[IFWP] Obstruction of justice and suppression of evidence

1999-08-04 Thread Michael Sondow
Sheffo, Joe wrote: Attached is Chairman Bliley's letter of July 28. No, it is not Chairman Bliley's letter. It is Esther Dyson's letter. If Ogilvie is not paying any more attention than this slip would seem to indicate, maybe Ogilvie should not be involved here. Dear Chairman Bliley:

[IFWP] Re: Fraudulent postings by Brian Hollingsworth @ Dr. Brian C. Hollingsworth brianhollingsworth@LAW.COM

1999-08-04 Thread Brian C. Hollingsworth
Everyone, Yes, these posting coming from "Dr. Brian C. Hollingsworth" [EMAIL PROTECTED], are indeed fraudulent if he is attempting to represent myself. Dr. Brian C. Hollingsworth wrote: To all, Please ignore the postings from "Brian C. Hollingsworth" who has a sig which says that he is

Re: [IFWP] Internet stability

1999-08-04 Thread Brian C. Hollingsworth
Mr. Measday and Everyone, I would take several exceptions with several of the statements that you make here. In very general, terms the essence of your comments here are none the less correct, though the predicates for your conclusions are significantly unfounded. I would be more than happy

Re: [IFWP] [Fwd: Generalisimo Sola (DNSO) rebuffed.. was: [ga] Santiago DNSO GA Chair]

1999-08-04 Thread Brian C. Hollingsworth
Jeff and Everyone, Mr. Sola's demeanor and attitude has not gone unnoticed by many in the EU and EC of late. Some private discussions that I have had have expressed much dismay in his attitude and deliberance of dictating "Edicts" as if he were some sort of "Royal Line". I tend to agree with

Re: [IFWP] [Fwd: Generalisimo Sola (DNSO) rebuffed.. was: [ga] Santiago DNSO GA Chair]

1999-08-04 Thread Jeff Williams
Brian and all, I believe that I have made a similar sort of suggestion to the ICANN (Initial?) Interim Board before. However I am extremely doubtful that such a event is likely to take place given the errant behavior of that very ICANN (Initial?) Interim Board itself, nor, if done, would I

Re: [IFWP] Simple questions

1999-08-04 Thread Jeff Williams
Gene and all, Good thing you aren't holding your breath, Eh? ;) But of course Esther ALWAYS answers any and all questions, just as she did to congress! Sure, right! Gene Marsh wrote: Esther, Still waiting for your/ICANN's response on these items. Gene... Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999