Bill and all,
Bill Lovell wrote:
> This language is quoted from the Industry Standard
> article, and seems to present the nub of the problem.
>
> "The registrar is akin to the retailer of domain names
> to the public and that is where the competition will be
> launched initially. The registry function is akin to the
> wholesaler and the registry for the popular .com, .net
> and .org domains will be operated by NSI under contract
> with the government through the year 2000."
>
> If NSI is to administer the registry function through the
> year 2000 and five other registrars will have come on
> board during that time, regardless of the fancy language
> which says that NSI shall keep the registry and its own
> registrar functions separate, there is such a blatant
> conflict of interest that NTIA ought to void that contract
> at once as being contrary to the public interest, and
> they ought to fire the idiot that drafted it. Does NTIA
> not have even the slightest understanding of the
> workings of the commercial marketplace?
In part it is not difficult to see your point of vies in your
conclusion here Bill as having allot of validity, to be sure.
In that the ICANN has some serious creditability problems,
and the NTIA is somewhat in a quandary with NSI and its
amendment 11 extension contract, that is little viable
recourse or alternative that would be feasible at this juncture.
>
>
> Bill Lovell
Regards,
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