Hi Elliot, The points you make are valid. As well, i am still quite suspicious about how Icann operates and who's interests are being served. In this respect i am not convinced that certain fundamentals have changed.
regards, Swerve > From: "Elliot Noss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 12:28:27 -0500 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Chuck Hatcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Domain name quagmire > > Let's all not forget that in two years retail prices are much lower, service > levels are much higher and innovation is much greater, all while the > incumbant monopoly has gone from 100% to somewhere in the low 20's%. > > To say nothing has changed is not accurate. > > Regards > > Elliot Noss > Tucows inc. > 416-538-5494 > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 10:43 AM >> To: Chuck Hatcher >> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: Domain name quagmire - was Scott Allen (sic) is full... >> >> >> On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Chuck Hatcher wrote: >> >>> With the new year as a traditional time to reflect on the past, I am >>> beginning to feel less than proud to be a part of the domain >> name business. >>> It seems that in the past year so many instances of registrars, >> registries, >>> and ICANN behaving badly have come to light that I have to >> wonder what the >>> future will bring. I am no fan of government regulation or >> interference, >> >> More of the same I would imagine. I have been monitoring this show for >> some time - at least now 4 or 5 years - and nothing has changed. And I >> expect it will get worse. >> >>> and in the case of the Internet, what government would have >> jurisdiction, >>> anyway? But this industry desperately needs to get a handle on >> the issue of >>> ethical business practices, and in my opinion this means structuring >>> policies that will avoid any appearance of impropriety. >> >> Won't happen and for that matter can't happen. ICANN and it's associates >> are very much like a government bureacracy. And as we all have come to >> know in our respective lifetimes government bureacracies are like >> tombstones. Example: the Ministry of Environment marks the death of our >> environment, the Minitries of Labour mark the grave of employment and the >> Ministry of "anything else" almost always marks the grave of "anything >> else". >> >> The DNS by it's very nature requires open and effective co-operation >> between internet operators. Under these circumstance it is easy to show >> that ICANN is not the answer. And this is slowly being recognized by >> others. The Chinese no longer use the US root system to resolve, no does >> the various associates of New.net or the numerous alternative root >> systems. >> >> Two years ago non USG root system controlled only 5% of internet >> resolution. No that number is about 20% - 30%. >> >> So I expect someday we'll be able to put a few flowers on ICANN's grave. >> >> regards >> joe baptista >> >> > >
