Re: [IFWP] your allegations of a PCCF NSI conspiracy

1999-09-09 Thread Jeff Williams
Roberto and all, ICANN is and has been unstable almost from the start. Lets look at the facts shall we. 1.) The ICANN is financially unstable fiscally irresponsible. This is well known public knowledge presently. 2.) It has made policy decisions that it KNOWS do not have any

[IFWP] Re: [ga] the DNSO website

1999-09-09 Thread Jeff Williams
Roberto and all, Publicity has nothing what so ever to do with it. It is a matter of keeping accurate public record. If the DNSO/ICANN cannot even accomplish this minor task, how can anyone expect their to be any reasonable chance of managing the Internet central resources adequately? I

RE: [IFWP] your allegations of a PCCF NSI conspiracy

1999-09-09 Thread J. Baptista
On Thu, 9 Sep 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Due to my incomplete knowledge of the English language, I can't tell if it is libel and slander, but one thing I can say. I know Mr. Shaw personally, and I can't believe that he could think that you and/or your company could be instrumental in the

[IFWP] Analyzing ICANN - The committee that would be king

1999-09-09 Thread Ken Freed
HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACTION. . . Analyzing ICANN by Ken Freed http://www.media-visions.com/icann.htm Introducing ICANN The committee that would be king. http://www.media-visions.com/icann-intro.htm From gTLD-MoU to ICANN A

Re: [IFWP] Analyzing ICANN - The committee that would be king

1999-09-09 Thread Werner Staub
Ken, Could you comment on the following excerpt from http://www.media-visions.com/icann-gtld.htm "Jon Postel showed his displeasure with the situation by redirecting the root servers, temporarily disrupting world Internet traffic." Regards, Werner -- Tel: +41 22 312 5600 Direct

Re: [IFWP] Analyzing ICANN - The committee that would be king

1999-09-09 Thread Ken Freed
Werner -- What sort of comment would you like? He was in a position to impact things, He could. He did. What else can I say? For the historic record on it, check out Tony Rutkowki's website or Ellen Rony's site. Links are posted at -- http://www.media-visions.com/icann-informed.htm Thanks for

Re: [IFWP] Analyzing ICANN - The committee that would be king

1999-09-09 Thread Craig Simon
Ken, I think "disrupt" is a far too strong choice of words. disrupt: transitive verb from REAVE implying break or burst 1: a to break apart, rupture; b to throw into disorder 2: to interrupt the normal course or unity of My reading of events was that Postel's directive *reoriented* part

Re: [IFWP] Analyzing ICANN - The committee that would be king

1999-09-09 Thread Ken Freed
Craig -- Please deal with substantive issues, the here and now, not ancient history. Linguistic nit picks do not serve the larger Internet community. Okay? Thanks. -- ken Ken, I think "disrupt" is a far too strong choice of words. disrupt: transitive verb from REAVE implying break or burst

[IFWP] Outcome or details of today's ICANN BoD teleconference?

1999-09-09 Thread Mark C. Langston
Anyone have any information relating to what occurred today? (from the ICANN calendar page:) "September 9, 1999 - Special Meeting via Telephone The ICANN Initial Board of Directors will hold a special meeting by telephone on Thursday, September 9, 1999, at 09:00am US Eastern time.

Re: [IFWP] Outcome or details of today's ICANN BoD teleconference?

1999-09-09 Thread Gordon Cook
would be nice to know indeed i suspect that they will approve another extension of the testbed since nsi would sign their capitulation papers. more important is that i hope brock meeks is covering the confirmation hear ings for the new administrator of NTIA. lets hope he gets asked

Re: [IFWP] Analyzing ICANN - The committee that would be king

1999-09-09 Thread Werner Staub
Ken, You said, more precisely, that Jon Postel temporarily "disrupted Internet traffic" by "redirecting" the root servers. Could you explain whose traffic was disrupted, and how? Regards, Werner Ken Freed wrote: Werner -- What sort of comment would you like? He was in a position to

Re: [IFWP] Outcome or details of today's ICANN BoD teleconference?

1999-09-09 Thread Jeff Williams
mark and all, Not a word thus far... More closed and secret meetings I suppose... Mark C. Langston wrote: Anyone have any information relating to what occurred today? (from the ICANN calendar page:) "September 9, 1999 - Special Meeting via Telephone The ICANN Initial Board of

[IFWP] [Fwd: [ga] You have been unsubscibed from the ga@dnso.org]

1999-09-09 Thread Jeff Williams
All, FYI: -- Jeffrey A. Williams Spokesman INEGroup (Over 95k members strong!) CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng. Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC. E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Number: 972-447-1894 Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208

Re: [IFWP] Analyzing ICANN - The committee that would be king

1999-09-09 Thread Jeff Williams
Werner and all, Werner, please review the relative E-Mail list archives for this information. Much of the information you seek is there in some detail. Or, you could submit a FOIA to the DOC and NTIA for this information as well on the relative dates in question. Werner Staub wrote: Ken,

[IFWP] [Attention Becky Burr] to:Re: [ga] the DNSO website

1999-09-09 Thread Jeff Williams
Michael and all, I must concur with Michael here completely. I would add, however that the ICANN (Initial?) Interim Board is also a partner in this sort of disenfranchising activity to which the ICANN has involved itself in. As such they are yet again in violation of the White paper in this

Re: [IFWP] Outcome or details of today's ICANN BoD teleconference?

1999-09-09 Thread Michael Sondow
Gordon Cook wrote: more important is that i hope brock meeks is covering the confirmation hear ings for the new administrator of NTIA. Who is it? Michael Sondow I.C.I.I.U. http://www.iciiu.org Tel. (718)846-7482

Re: [IFWP] Outcome or details of today's ICANN BoD teleconference?

1999-09-09 Thread Michael Sondow
Mark C. Langston wrote: Anyone have any information relating to what occurred today? A guess, maybe not too wild: NSI will sign a negotiated registrar policy with ICANN. This policy will include most of the provisions of ICANN's policy agreement, with a few tweeks to protect NSI further from

Re: [IFWP] Analyzing ICANN - The committee that would be king

1999-09-09 Thread Greg Skinner
Ken Freed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Craig -- Please deal with substantive issues, the here and now, not ancient history. Linguistic nit picks do not serve the larger Internet community. Okay? Sorry, Ken, I concur with Craig. It is one thing to temporarily declare one site to be the master

Re: [IFWP] Analyzing ICANN - The committee that would be king

1999-09-09 Thread Jay Fenello
At 05:37 PM 9/9/99 , Greg Skinner wrote: Ken Freed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Craig -- Please deal with substantive issues, the here and now, not ancient history. Linguistic nit picks do not serve the larger Internet community. Okay? Sorry, Ken, I concur with Craig. It is one thing to

Re: [IFWP] Outcome or details of today's ICANN BoD teleconference?

1999-09-09 Thread Gordon Cook
Gordon Cook wrote: more important is that i hope brock meeks is covering the confirmation hear ings for the new administrator of NTIA. Who is it? Michael Sondow I.C.I.I.U. http://www.iciiu.org Tel.

Re: [IFWP] Analyzing ICANN - The committee that would be king

1999-09-09 Thread Kent Crispin
On Thu, Sep 09, 1999 at 02:37:53PM -0700, Greg Skinner wrote: Ken Freed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Craig -- Please deal with substantive issues, the here and now, not ancient history. Linguistic nit picks do not serve the larger Internet community. Okay? Sorry, Ken, I concur with

Re: [IFWP] Analyzing ICANN - The committee that would be king

1999-09-09 Thread Greg Skinner
Jay Fenello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 05:37 PM 9/9/99 , Greg Skinner wrote: Sorry, Ken, I concur with Craig. It is one thing to temporarily declare one site to be the master root server, and quite another to disrupt world Internet traffic. This is right out of the Dave Crocker play book.

[IFWP] It's easier to apologize than argue

1999-09-09 Thread Richard J. Sexton
the social promise it brings. Mr Freed is a microbe who won't even be a footnote. -- Kent Crispin "Do good, and you'll be [EMAIL PROTECTED] lonesome." -- Mark Twain I'm sure as a gentleman you'll apologize for that given your sigfile

Re: [IFWP] Outcome or details of today's ICANN BoD teleconference?

1999-09-09 Thread Michael Sondow
Gordon Cook wrote: can't remember the guy's name Tsk, tsk. Such disrepect for the leader of the organization that brought us notables like Beckwith Burr and Larry Irving! Michael Sondow I.C.I.I.U.

Re: [IFWP] It's easier to apologize than argue

1999-09-09 Thread Michael Sondow
Richard J. Sexton wrote: Mr Freed is a microbe who won't even be a footnote. -- Kent Crispin "Do good, and you'll be [EMAIL PROTECTED] lonesome." -- Mark Twain I'm sure as a gentleman you'll apologize for that given your sigfile

Re: [IFWP] Outcome or details of today's ICANN BoD teleconference?

1999-09-09 Thread Frank Rizzo
At 11:36 AM -0700 9/9/99, Mark C. Langston wrote: Anyone have any information relating to what occurred today? (from the ICANN calendar page:) "September 9, 1999 - Special Meeting via Telephone The ICANN Initial Board of Directors will hold a special meeting by telephone on Thursday,

Re: [IFWP] Outcome or details of today's ICANN BoD teleconference?

1999-09-09 Thread J. Baptista
On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Frank Rizzo wrote: "September 9, 1999 - Secret Meeting via Telephone ^^^ You'll never know what they talked about. Sounds good to me. Adds to the specualation. A bit like xmas, santa and presents.

[IFWP] military servers vulnerable to bind attack.

1999-09-09 Thread J. Baptista
Hello: Some time ago we attempted to correct a problem with military domain name servers. Our attempt is indexed at: http://www.pccf.net/correspondence/dod/ To date the problem has only gotten worse. I am writing to the Honorable William S. Cohen Secretary of Defense and was

[IFWP] DNSPolicy.com news articles for Thursday, September 9, 1999

1999-09-09 Thread dp-lists
INTRODUCTION: This is a newsbot program created to post headlines from DNSPolicy.com. The links below are all accessible from the front page at http://www.dnspolicy.com/ This includes all articles posted since the last newsbot posting. One exception, I am relinking the "The Rutt Report" story,

Re: [IFWP] Analyzing ICANN - The committee that would be king

1999-09-09 Thread Ken Freed
Craig and all -- Below is the rewritten paragraph from http://www.media-visions.com/icann-gtld.htm "Evidently showing his displeasure with the situation, Jon Postel at IANA issued an electronic directive that "reoriented" or redirected routing on some root servers. By temporarily disrupting