On 10-Feb-99 Eric Weisberg wrote:
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> Bob Allisat wrote:
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> > My experience with FCN has been most
> > illuminating.
>
> Why is FCN equivalent to ICANN for the purpose of projecting
> membership? Is the traffic to a candy store in the mall
> relevant in projecting the number of parking spaces I will
> need at my law office?
>
> > We opened the door to our
> > free Domain Name Registration Service
> > and Internet Democracy site about a
> > year and a half ago.
>
> That does not sound like DNS, IP and protocol policy
> formulation to me.
Especially since they don't accept registrations, and haven't for months.
>
> > ...we have recieved wide and growing interest Why?
> > ...I think the answer is in the organization
> > and intent of FCN. We host an open door.
>
> So did/does the IFWP, dom-pol, com-priv, apnic, orsc, etc.
I seriously doubt the veracity of the claims about FCN anyway. I fail to see
how they could get WIDE interest in something that isn't even working.
> > In spirit as well as implimentation. In
> > our current connundrum we <IFWP?> try real hard
> > to be open and yet always fall short,
> > tumbling into the same circle of players,
> > each pursuing their own well-worn agendas.
>
> Not because of designed exclusion, but lack of interest. I,
> personally, announced the White Paper and IFWP processes to
> various lists and groups. You do not need a computer to
> measure the response.
>
> > I would say a new start is required under
> > quite new leadership.
>
> Raise that issue with the NTIA and Congress. That is not
> the question, here. Rather, we are discussing what THIS
> leadership should do. What presumptions should it apply in
> designing a membership structure? What do you suggest in
> that regard? Why?
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E-Mail: William X. Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 10-Feb-99
Time: 12:09:25
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