Kent and all,
Good for the goose, but not for the gander, eh Kent? Practice what you
preach, and maybe this sort of thing will not be necessary. I am
certainly not condoning this sort of thing, just reminding you and the
DNSO.ORG as well as the ICANN, that you reap what you sew.
Kent Crispin wrote:
> Ms Burr:
>
> I must protest this proposed teleconference (see below) with "ORSC
> folks". This is a matter some importance, and of wide interest to
> many people. Privileged, closed access for the ORSC is simply not
> fair to all these other interested parties, and is in fact completely
> at odds with the values that ORSC claims to hold.
>
> Thanks for your attention.
>
> Kent Crispin
>
> On Mon, Jan 11, 1999 at 10:18:19AM -0800, Einar Stefferud wrote:
> > Hi Becky -- Thanks for your prompt response...
> >
> > >From where I sit, and ORSC sits, we do not see any progress in terms
> > of ICANN consensus bbuilding ort supporting any moves to relieve the
> > conflict problems at the heart of the DNS MESS.
> >
> > And we see nothing but continued closed meetings and secret deals,
> > with unfair coaching of favored parties who are working in closed
> > groups to take over the DNSO, etc.
> >
> > All of this is just breeding more and more distrust, adn it is
> > happening on ICANNs; watch.
> >
> > If you consider this to be adequate progress, then I must say that we
> > have put our trust with the wrong people.
> >
> > But, maybe the contract that you are signing with ICANN is not a
> > complete closure of your oversight on their actions.
> >
> > For example, will NTIA continue to control the "authoritative" DNS
> > ROOT that is administered for you by NSI? Or will you be giving full
> > control of it to ICANN with this new contracting action?
> >
> > It is very hard to read from the Commerce Business DAily just what
> > this new contract might be about. Is it just completion of the
> > cooperative agreeement you decided to sitgn with ICANN back in
> > October/November, or is the the final handover of authority, such as
> > it is?
> >
> > These are the things we need to know about and undertand. Without
> > good information, all we can do sis sit around and speculate, exchange
> > supositions and pass rumors. None of which are a good thing.
> >
> > Cheers...\Stef
> >
> >
> >
> > >From your message Mon, 11 Jan 1999 08:30:58 -0500:
> > }
> > }Hey Stef,
> > }
> > }I'm not sure that I agree with your characterization about "no progress"
> > }on ICANN's part, and I know that I disagree with your characterization
> > }that the proposed contract amounts to a "simple hand over." And it
> > }certainly wasn't without public notice.
> > }
> > }I would be happy to schedule a conference call with ORSC folks to discuss.
> > }
> > }
> > }Becky
> > }
>
> --
> Kent Crispin, PAB Chair "Do good, and you'll be
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] lonesome." -- Mark Twain
Regards,
--
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Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC.
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