At 01:28 PM 10/11/99 -0700, you wrote:
>"Richard J. Sexton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Absolutely nothing short of bowing to the dictator du jour (IAHC,
>> ICANN) will get Vixie "on my side" and I really don't care. He was
>> wgonr about useent and he's wrong now. The NTIA has no
>> authority. Who cares?
>
>Authority isn't the issue. It's the ability to persuade or convince
>people to act in certain ways. ICANN has no authority, right? But
>they are able to convince registrars like AOL to adhere to their
>policies, they are able to convince people who register domains that
>cheaper registrations are better despite whatever process is used to
>bring that about ...
No, it's authority will Paul - real or preceived. He has this
thing about an "unbroken chain of authoiry" andhe can express
his views better than I can.
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"I see you've got yout fist out. Say your peace and get out. Guess
I get the gist of it, but... it's alright. Sorry that you feel that
way. The only thing there is to say is to say: ever silver lining
has a touch of grey" - JG.
