On Sat, 28 Oct 2000, Dave Warren wrote:
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> > Eric Paynter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> >
> > > Why not participate in the system that the clear majority of internet
> users
> > > have accepted as the standard?
> > >
> >
> > I don't remember accepting anything. Do you? Does anybody?
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> Yes actually. I run my own name servers, and if I choose to, I can switch
> root servers to another set that would offer different (Or even conflicting)
> TLDs. I would never have to know/care about ICANN or NetSol again. You
> simply don't have a choice because it's all but written in stone that you
> have to use the commonly accepted root servers if you want to see the
> internet as we see it today. But it is your choice, you can either contact
> your ISP and ask them to change root servers (Yeah, right!), or set up your
> own name servers and use whatever roots you like.
You sound alot like my two old friends from ICANN - the crispy crocket
twins. Your statement that people "simply don't have a choice because
it's all but written in stone that you have to use the commonly accepted
root servers if you want to see the internet as we see it today" is
nonsense. People who use the expanded internet domain servers do have
choices, alot of choice in fact, and they do see exactly the same as you -
but unlike you have the option of seeing more.
It's statements like yours that many of the ICANN types have used in
support of their control of "OUR" internet and all those have been proven
wrong and I invite you to join the domain policy list at the ORSC and find
out for yourself http://www.open-rsc.org/lists/domain-policy/
> > The US Government as much as forced us to accept "the standard", whether
> we
> > liked it or not. And more importantly - whether we're inside our outside
> > their juristiction. ICANN is just an extension of the US Government, no
> > matter what anyone says to the contrary.
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> They don't and can't stop you from using alternative root servers. The fact
> that there really aren't any feasable options is because of the
> compatibility problems that would occur, not goverentment regulation, IMO.
Warren - completely wrong - this has everything to do with government
attempts to gain control of the internet and nothing to do with
"compatibility problems". I'd be interested to know if you could identify
these problems because i'll be damned if I know of any.
regards
joe
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