[IFWP] DNSO-IP Constituency Proposal Comparison

1999-05-24 Thread Ellen Rony
the three proposals and facilitate the IP Constituency meeting in Berlin on May 25. Please share this URL with others who are interested in this slice of the DNSO pie. The Force be with you. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook

[IFWP] NCDNHC Comparison

1999-05-24 Thread Ellen Rony
constituency proposals. The Force be with you. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com ^..^ )6 = ISBN 0879305150 (oo

[IFWP] Constituency record-keeping

1999-05-24 Thread Ellen Rony
recording (which I would be willing to transcribe for a fee)--because otherwise, controversial issues come back and haunt us, as people offer different ex post facto interpretations. We have seen that pattern again and again. Ellen Rony Co-author

[IFWP] ICANN comment process

1999-05-20 Thread Ellen Rony
ay it's time for all the board members (not just the chair) to come to the global community online, come to the Internet, come to the open process. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://ww

Re: [IFWP] ICANN comment process

1999-05-20 Thread Ellen Rony
d meetings, to be accountable for their decisionmaking, and to honor their own bylaws and withhold any policy making until fully formed supporting organizations can give careful consideration to the complex issues. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Nam

[IFWP] ICANN and the WIPO Report

1999-05-18 Thread Ellen Rony
Experts, SINGAPORE Roger Hicks, WIPO Panel of Experts, NEW ZEALAND Ellen Rony and Peter Rony, Authors, Domain Name Handbook, USA Milton Mueller, Syracuse University School of Information Studies, USA Lawrence Lessig, Harvard University, USA David J. Farber, University of Pennsylvania, USA Kathy Kleim

[IFWP] Re: PR:RIP IFWP

1999-05-16 Thread Ellen Rony
Problem was, without being part of the authorized root, only 1.5% of the traffic used this alterweb. Past is prologue, but it appears that history is in the eyes of the beholder. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook

Re: [IFWP] ICANN's Bylaws and WIPO Report

1999-05-13 Thread Ellen Rony
their decisions behind closed doors. Any other decisions only enflame the controversy and divert us from this elemental primary task. IMHO. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com

Re: [IFWP] ICANN and WIPO in Berlin

1999-05-09 Thread Ellen Rony
to the Internet community right now and that is to put into place a membership structure so that we can elect a new, accountable board of directors. Everything else is distraction, diversion, and divisiveness. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name

RE: [IFWP] Re: DOJ investigating NSI

1999-05-07 Thread Ellen Rony
. __ But that was about a million registrants ago. . . . Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com ^..^ )6 = ISBN 0879305150 (oo

Re: [IFWP] Announcement of the new TLD Association (TLDA)

1999-04-28 Thread Ellen Rony
"boundary conditions" have set as un fait accompli a constituency capture by a special interest (CORE), 90:3. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook

RE: [IFWP] Announcement of the new TLD Association (TLDA)

1999-04-28 Thread Ellen Rony
with variations of the same people. However, I will continue to monitor their formation. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com

Re: [IFWP] Re: Brock Meeks on Internet Governance

1999-04-27 Thread Ellen Rony
On Tue, 27 Apr 1999, Bill Lovell wrote: All this IFWP talk has been cheap enough, but where has it got anyone? Patrick Greenwell wrote: Where do I send a check? Send it to me. Woman cannot live by DNS email alone. S:-] Ellen Rony Co

Re: [IFWP] The NTIA take on all this

1999-04-25 Thread Ellen Rony
s, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and expenses arising out of or relating to the SLD holder's domain name registration. If so, doesn't that advantage (in unreasonable and inequitable ways) NSI over the other registrars by insulating it from po

Re: [IFWP] The NTIA take on all this

1999-04-25 Thread Ellen Rony
with the incumbent, and (b) to go with the one that gives an appearance of having the closest, most direct connection with the registry. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com

Re: [IFWP] Re: Internet Governance?!

1999-04-13 Thread Ellen Rony
uch feared concept, capture by a special interest group, to take place. IMHO. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com //

[IFWP] WIPO transcript posted

1999-04-12 Thread Ellen Rony
(Small Business Administration) and, ahem, myself. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com // = ISBN 0879305150

Re: [IFWP] COMMENTS ON M.A.C. RECOMMENDATIONS of MARCH 18

1999-04-11 Thread Ellen Rony
that membership ranges from, say, $4 to $25, depending upon residency. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com // = ISBN

Re: [IFWP] Discussion of Constituency Formation

1999-04-10 Thread Ellen Rony
tional/non-profit and personal interests into one grouping? Reminds me of the camel, which was really a horse designed by a committee. ICANNmel. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainha

[IFWP] Discussino of Constituency Formation

1999-04-10 Thread Ellen Rony
y (ccTLD/gTLD) or by use (closed/openTLD) or by some other category that has yet to emerge. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com // =

[IFWP] Re: Bay Area meeting with Esther Dyson on March 18

1999-03-19 Thread Ellen Rony
eenwell - Director of Business Development, Centergate Research LLC * Bronwyn Harris - formerly of Delarue (?) in Europe * Deb Howard - Executive Director, ISP/C * Michael Krieger - attorney, Bronson Bronson * Roeland M.J. Meyer - Founder, Morgan Hill Software Company, a virtual ISP * Justin Newto

Re: [IFWP] Re: Drawing lines

1999-03-17 Thread Ellen Rony
(see book of same name by Anatole France if you don't recognize the reference) Why we can't all meet in one DNSO melange, with one person = one vote? Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com

[IFWP] Re: What ICANN doesn't want you to know - a well hidden web site

1999-03-13 Thread Ellen Rony
loves to hate." I think ICANN now has earned that dubious distinction. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com // = ISBN

[IFWP] Re: Report from Singapore

1999-03-04 Thread Ellen Rony
as assured that they would arrive by Tuesday. Harrumph! Have y'all considered picketing the closed board meeting? Who, besides the ICANN board itself, wants an imperial administration? Keep the pressure on ICANN. Ellen Rony Co-author The D

Re: [IFWP] Singapore Update

1999-03-04 Thread Ellen Rony
itutions d) Medical facilities and more.... Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbookhttp://www.domainhandbook.com // ISBN

[IFWP] NSI's Response to ICANN's Proposed Guidelines

1999-02-28 Thread Ellen Rony
y/icann299/guideline-comments.html S:-] Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbookhttp://www.domainhandbook.com // ISBN

Re: [IFWP] ICANN comments deadline

1999-02-25 Thread Ellen Rony
that goes, why is there always time to do things over but never time to do them right from the beginning. Words to that effect. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbookhttp://www.domainhandbook.com

Re: [IFWP] ICANN comments deadline

1999-02-24 Thread Ellen Rony
selection process and chosen because the individuals had (we were told) no involvement with DNS issues. The way things are unfolding with ICANN has gone from disappointing to downright scary. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Nam

[IFWP] Wired article on ICANN board meetings

1999-02-22 Thread Ellen Rony
irectors." He apparently feels that only governments need be publicly accountable to the constituents whose assets they administer. I wonder what he thinks the underlying White Paper principles of openness and transparency mean. Ellen Rony

[IFWP] IP: An editorial statement re ICANN and Ribbons

1999-02-22 Thread Ellen Rony
by the net to date or lets hear a real reason for closed meetings other than it is easier. Dave http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/politics/story/18048.html "Ellen Rony plans to seed the upcoming meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers with gray ribbons. The ri

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-20 Thread Ellen Rony
? Dejå moo. It seems like we've heard this bull before. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbookhttp://www.domainhandbook.com // ISBN

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-20 Thread Ellen Rony
Ellen Rony wrote: Deja moo. Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse wrote: Excellent! I shall remember this in the context of effluent from the rear end of a large animal usually ridden on by highly paid rodeo cowboys. I plan to repeat this message whenever the moo fits. It sure beats arguing over

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-20 Thread Ellen Rony
ason that I believe NSI's trademark registration bias is fundamentally flawed and should be scrapped. (BTW, Juno happens to be the actual name of the street on which I live, thus adding another amusing context to this discussion). Ellen Rony

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-20 Thread Ellen Rony
sidictions, in all levels of the domain name hierarchy and regardless of use or degree of confusion. Quite an astounding claim. It certainly bears no relationship to trademark law. Because it's late and I'm feeling wicked, how about: pizza-hutsrus.com

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-20 Thread Ellen Rony
, called Pizza Hot, may face legal action y Pizza Hut for trademark infringement. Trade relations with Cambodia were formally normalized that week, which now commits under agreement to recognize famous or well-known marks. Add to the list pizza-hutsrntus.com Ellen Rony

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-19 Thread Ellen Rony
the fallacious thinking that has caused so much grief for so many legitimate domain registrants. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbookhttp://www.domainhandbook.com

RE: [IFWP] Re: Re[2]: Domain dispute hits earth

1999-02-18 Thread Ellen Rony
I out of the fray. A don't ask, don't suspend approach. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbookhttp://www.domainhandbook.com // ISBN 08793

[IFWP] Tale of two grey ribbons

1999-02-17 Thread Ellen Rony
. Wiccan. ICANN. The Internet just gets curiouser and curiouser. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbookhttp://www.domainhandbook.com // ISBN

RE: [IFWP] Change of dates for INEGroup Dallas Conference

1999-02-15 Thread Ellen Rony
. This is the flip side of common trade show requirement to present press credentials in order to gain admittance. Please send immediately the invitation and media packet to the address I provided on February 10. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain

[IFWP] Re: California meeting March 18; was Re: Chopped liver no more! Was Re: do wewant......?

1999-02-15 Thread Ellen Rony
tepped the U.S. West Coast. If I sound genuinely aggrieved, good. I am. But I also am genuinely looking forward to meeting you on March 18. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbookhttp://ww

[IFWP] Re: Decision on Paris and BMW DNSO drafts

1999-02-15 Thread Ellen Rony
how easy it is to post polling statistics. Anyone can play! Why, mirable dictu, this AWorks poll received 12,819 responses in only, oh, four minutes. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbookhttp

[IFWP] Re: California meeting March 18; was Re: Chopped liver no more! Was Re: do wewant......?

1999-02-15 Thread Ellen Rony
time with Esther. Does anyone else on this list plan to attend? Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbookhttp://www.domainhandbook.com

Re: [IFWP] RE: Trademarks vs DNS

1999-02-13 Thread Ellen Rony
et another type of IP beast--domain names. So can we please stop trying to force this square peg into a round hole? Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainha

Re: [IFWP] Re: Trademarks vs DNS

1999-02-12 Thread Ellen Rony
jurisdiction. In other words, NSI's concern about being hauled into court for "contributory infringement" remains. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainha

Dallas Stakeholders/SO and ICANN meeting Announcment

1999-02-10 Thread Ellen Rony
Thus far some 25,000 organizations, companies, and individuals have registered to attend. ROTFL Attendance fee: Users (Non Domain Name holders) $65.00 Domain name holders $85.00 Isn't using public mail for fraudulent solicitation a punishable offense? Ellen Rony

Re: [ifwp] NSI Domain Name Dispute Stats

1999-02-07 Thread Ellen Rony
How is adding more gTLDs going to change anything unless we "fix" what we already have? Amen to that! Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainha

Draft comparisons

1999-02-07 Thread Ellen Rony
along with five other earlier proposals. See www.domainhandbook.com/dnso-comp.html. The page loads very slowly because it has so much text. Be patient. Thanks to those who pointed out some link errors and who encouraged me to stay on the task. Ellen Rony

Re: Draft comparison

1999-02-06 Thread Ellen Rony
that one. Smaller text? Ideas? Each page links to the other. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com // === ISBN 0879305150

ICANN Signs Up a Spin Doctor

1999-02-05 Thread Ellen Rony
/icannt.htm. We asked for accountability. Instead, ICANN gave us a smokescreen. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com

Re: ICANN Signs Up a Spin Doctor

1999-02-05 Thread Ellen Rony
view. The list errs to the side of caution, your attempts to discredit the supporters notwithstanding. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com

Re: ICANN Signs Up a Spin Doctor

1999-02-05 Thread Ellen Rony
ce has taken the form of a symbol--the grey ribbon. If I felt ICANN was hopelessly flawed and unworkable, the message delivered here would be quite different than this grey ribbon campaign. Ellen Rony

Re: DNSO process and Drafts submitted to ICANN

1999-02-05 Thread Ellen Rony
/ Which earlier proposals (i.e., the five posted on the page) do these two replace. Are there others? Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com

Re: ICANN Jan. 17 minutes and open ICANN board meetings

1999-02-03 Thread Ellen Rony
uting these ribbons to other attendees. Once again a meeting is held at least 2,000 miles from California shores. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandboo

[ifwp] Polling [was IFWP Mailing List]

1999-02-01 Thread Ellen Rony
THE SOs BE REQUIRED TO INCORPORATE? [ ] YES [ ] NO Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com // === ISBN

[ifwp] Polling [was IFWP Mailing List]

1999-02-01 Thread Ellen Rony
, so instead of some pre-determined constituency (e.g. private, unauthenticated poll of the citizens of the al-Zagrab''yr Empire and other imaginary folk who shall remain nameless), we have self-selected representation. Ellen Rony Co-author

[ifwp] Re: Polling [was IFWP Mailing List]

1999-02-01 Thread Ellen Rony
[ ] OTHER MODEL or whatever words accurately describe the current options under discussion. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com

[ifwp] Re: NSI Domain Name Dispute Stats

1999-02-01 Thread Ellen Rony
version instead, send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To SUBSCRIBE forward this message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNSUBSCRIBE, forward this message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Problems/suggestions regarding this list? Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___END Ellen

[ifwp] Re: [bwg-n-friends] Icannt

1999-01-28 Thread Ellen Rony
://www.domainhandbook.com/icannt.html If you are adding a grey-ribbon.gif to your website to protest ICANN's closed board meetings, please send me the URL so I can add your site to the list. The grey-ribbon.gif is located at the URL listed above. Ellen Rony

[ifwp] January 21/22 domain names meetings

1999-01-27 Thread Ellen Rony
I contribute more time and more pro bono effort to a process that has let me down yet again? Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com // ===

[ifwp] Re: What does the NIC in InterNIC mean? Network Incom petence Consortium (fwd)

1999-01-27 Thread Ellen Rony
issue two checks to NSI ($1 plus, later $70), might encourage more of your customers to pay at time of registration, thus saving the company internal processing costs. Those who can't find a way to pay $1 when they want to grab a name probably won't pay $70 either. Ellen Rony

[ifwp] Re: January 17th ICANN Teleconference

1999-01-27 Thread Ellen Rony
: www.domainhandbook.com/icannt.html Place a grey ribbon on your website (grey-ribbon.gif) and link it to the press release posted at the above URL. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com

[ifwp] Re: What does the NIC in InterNIC mean? Network Incom petence Consortium (fwd)

1999-01-24 Thread Ellen Rony
recommendation. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com // === ISBN 0879305150*=" / +1 (415

[ifwp] Re: DNS Lotto: You Gotta Be In It To Win It

1999-01-22 Thread Ellen Rony
lable to support multiple licensed Accredited Registrars offering registration services within the gTLDs for which NSI now acts as a registry. (Phase 2) Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandboo

[ifwp] Re: DNSO.ORG transition team

1999-01-19 Thread Ellen Rony
the Jan.21 meeting. Will there be anyone at the table on January 21 espousing better utilization of .US in place of adding new gTLDs? Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainha

[ifwp] Re: Query on regional representation

1999-01-16 Thread Ellen Rony
get which regions first. It's certainly a fair and simple solution. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com // === ISBN

[ifwp] RE: A New Paradigm (was: What is this? Why are we surprised with it?)

1999-01-14 Thread Ellen Rony
The nice thing about this general idea is that it can be done with any list, even IFWP, just requires someone to take on responsibility for creating the filtered version. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook

[ifwp] Re: Constituencies

1999-01-13 Thread Ellen Rony
throughout the community, declaring, Small medium at large. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook http://www.domainhandbook.com // === ISBN

[ifwp] Internet Blues Band (was Techno-speak)

1999-01-12 Thread Ellen Rony
lled "Full Faith and Credit". Dave Barry, Amy Tan and a few other contemporary writers occasionally make music together as "The Remainders". Can't speak for your musical ability, but the name of the group needs work. Ellen Rony

[ifwp] Re: Open Board meetings

1999-01-11 Thread Ellen Rony
but with public interruption at this point) Should read: . . . (in public but with NO public interruption at this point) I apologize for the sloppy posting. With cold fingers, warm heart, and a rush to respond. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook

[IFWP] From the ICANN front - November 3 update

1999-01-02 Thread Ellen Rony
) which has been edited but is not included with the document above. Ellen Rony The Domain Name Handbook Co-author ^..^ )6 http://www.domainhandbook.com +1

[IFWP] From the ICANN front - November 3 update

1999-01-02 Thread Ellen Rony
. Modifications that were adopted on 11-4-99 will be noted on that page as soon as the specifics are available on ICANN's website. Ellen Rony The Domain Name Handbook Co-author

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