I suggest you look at http://www.idno.org where we are attempting to
get an individual domain name holders constituency recognized by
ICANN.
On Wed, 23 Jun 1999 13:58:56 -0700, "Cthulhu's Little Helper"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>On 23 June 1999, "Bret A. Fausett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>>>How and when will I be allowed to have a say in ICANN?
>>
>>The simple answer is that you can have a say now.
>
>[...snip of much very useful information...]
>
>>
>>As you've probably noted, there is some disagreement about whether the
>>avenues I've described allow for _meaningful_ participation, but I
>>assumed that you were looking for the information above. I hope this is
>>helpful.
>
>*smile* Thank you very much for that information. Some of it I knew,
>some of it I wasn't aware of. However, my question was meant not only to
>address this aspect of things, but also to point out that it seems that
>the voice of the individual domain name owner is being lost in the
>corporate shuffle.
>
>I'm not here to take sides, but it does seem to me as though the current
>convolutions that ICANN is going through are leading down a path that
>will eventually exclude the common person from the process entirely. So
>much so that there could be a near future in which the individual could
>no longer buy a domain name. Depending on how things work out, this may
>or may not leave the door open to a grass-roots movement away from the
>current DNS system and the establishment of a new system altogether,
>bypassing ICANN and their control over the namespace and IP blocks.
>
>After all, ICANN doesn't control the software. Yet. :)
>
>Sorry for the microrant.
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