On Fri, Jul 09, 1999 at 11:57:29AM -0700, Christopher Ambler wrote:
> > The facts are obvious to everyone. You have been fighting for a long
> > time for a monopoly on the .web gTLD -- that is a matter of record
> > ten miles long.
>
> I have, not for one moment, been fighting for a monopoly on the
> .web TLD. My acceptance of the registry/registrar model puts this
> statement down on its face.
No, it doesn't. You still demand to own the registry, and run it
for a profit. It is the registry that is the monopoly.
>
> > But Chris, I do indeed know something of your morals...
>
> Really? Do tell. Seriously, let's hear it.
OK. Just checked. As of this date, July 9, 1999, on your website
(http://webtld.com/) you still have the following statement:
Image Online Design is, and has been prepared for over three years
to have its .web registry added to the Internet's root servers,
since being given permission by the Internet Assigned Numbering
Authority (IANA) to bring the .web registry online in 1996. IANA
has never contested this permission.
This statement was on that web page some months ago, and questioned
on public mailing lists. You defended it. I sent an email to IANA
asking directly if your .web registry was running with IANAs
permission or approval. I received a direct reply, which I forwarded
to the public email list, that stated unequivocally "No". Therefore,
it is a matter of public record that IANA has "contested this
permission". Yet you continue to make this false claim.
Furthermore, the claim was false to begin with, since IANA was one of
the defendants in your lawsuit, and vigorously denied your claims.
Finally, I know from personal conversation with Jon Postel that he
denied your claim. In fact, I have an email to that effect from him.
I personally consider making false claims such as yours highly
questionable from an ethical standpoint. Hence my statement that I
do have some exposure to your morals.
FYI, here is Jon's letter in its entirety:
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Nov 22 10:01:53 1997
>From: Jon Postel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 10:04:08 -0800 (PST)
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: .web
>
>> 3.) The IANA originaly sanctioned Chrsi Ambler in this endevor. That
>> is well documented.
>
>Kent:
>
>I have no interest in debating this matter with Mr. Williams or
>anyone else, but as i am sure you know his statement quoted above is
>flat out false.
>
>There is some room in the review of the events to allow that Chris
>may have misinterpreted some things that were said at one stage,
>however the full sequence of communications clearly shows that there
>was never a scanction/permission/authority/direction given to Chris
>regarding ".web". There was encouragement to be involved in the
>process of developing the plan for new gTLDs.
>
>
>As you know, Chris's company IODesign sued me and several others
>(personally, rather than suing USC (*)), over this ".web" matter.
>However, after the judge denied some preliminary actions by IODesign
>(requests for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and an injunction),
>IODesign decided not to persue the case.
>
>(*) USC did provide a strong legal team for our defense in this
>matter.
>
>--jon.
--
Kent Crispin "Do good, and you'll be
[EMAIL PROTECTED] lonesome." -- Mark Twain
