Re[2]: [IFWP] Re: Membership & supermajorities

[William X. Walsh]

Sunday, July 18, 1999, 9:02:00 AM, Jay Fenello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>>Yes.  They certainly have that potential.  What happens if the name
>>server owners band together and say "Stuff it"?


> Every scenario that I can envision (rewriting 
> BIND, alternate roots, etc), will result in a 
> fractured name space.

> And given the consolidation that has occurred
> within the ISP community, a handful of large 
> ISPs (AOL, AT&T, IBM, MCI, etc.) can make the 
> success of such a route around virtually 
> impossible.


Yes, however, what does it take for those companies to become
disenfranchised with ICANN, and responsive to such a move in its
effectivness at applying pressure on ICANN?

I've heard rumors already of some issues with AOL and ICANN, with some
frustration on the part of AOL.


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William X. Walsh
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