No need to worry. The moment somebody steps over the line on the DNS issue more than half of the Internet will dump ICANN and make use of a cooperative open system of some kind.
Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ V: 415-577-8070 F: 415-341-8906 P: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Brunt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 5:42 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: OT but important re Verisign taking over the world of Secondary > Domain Name Services! > > I hope all of you will excuse my posting this on CFTalk but I feel it is > important to all of us. > > <snip> At the end of 2001, VeriSign proposed to ICANN a Domain Name Wait > Listing Service (WLS) as a way to manage the registration of expiring > domain > names. This proposal includes a partnership between VeriSign and > SnapNames, > a competitor to Dotster and other registrars in the secondary domain > market > sector. This proposed partnership would effectively eliminate all other > competition in the secondary market. <snip> > > This is an extract from a long email from Doster and I think is important > enough to most of us to warrant posting here. > > Here are some url's with more information and links to register protests > if > you wish: - > > ICANN Forum http://forum.icann.org/wls/ > > PETITION AGAINST http://www.petitiononline.com/antiwls/petition.html > > There was no request from Dotster nor any incitement for me to post this > here and I have no financial interest in this, I just feel it is important > that this measure be opposed on the grounds of limiting competition and no > doubt upping the costs of Domain Registration Services. > > Apologies to all if this inappropriate, my intentions are good. > > Kind Regards - Mike Brunt, CTO > Webapper > http://www.webapper.com > Downey CA Office > 562.243.6255 > AIM - webappermb > > "Webapper - Making the NET work" > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
