The trouble is, it is too little, too late - we're already over the top in terms of what we can handle in a reasonable time frame, taking our funding (now expended) into account. More time is more cost and more delay - it doesn't add up. vint At 11:20 AM 7/31/2000 -0400, Jonathan Cohen wrote: > should we not extend the time for registration of at large members. Even if it is >only for 5 days or so it may go some considerable length to deflect the >concern(criticism) that just as the ''public'' becomes aware of the ICANN process >after our outreach programme we 'shut the door' leaving thousands without a vote. I >know this 'take' is not fair but it is real and so is the problem,,,,,, can we >extend ...a little and at least be able to say we tried as far as was possible AND >were not 'inflexible' >thoughts and comments? >Jonathan > > > > > > >"vinton g. cerf" wrote: > > > Curtis, > > > > I wanted to add a little bit of data since, from the perspective of someone > > who is trying to register (I've been where you are), it isn't obvious. There > > have been something like 145,000 registrations on a system designed originally > > for a total of about 10,000. The staff has worked miracles, believe it or not, > > to increase the ability of the system to respond - but we have limited budget > > and limited time - to say nothing of risking the possibility of eroding the > > integrity of the accumulated database with any significant changes to the > > current system. We HAVE been able to increase total intake, but the demand > > has more than matched every increase in capacity. > > > > No one knew, a priori, what the demand for voter registration would be, but > > the random rate control is not selective in any fashion. Also keep in mind > > that we also have to print and mail PIN numbers in time for them to arrive > > so they can be used to confirm registration and there is a time limit after > > which it is too risky to mail PINs and still meet the voting deadlines. > > > > These problems motivated our plan for a full review of the process after his > > first round of elections. Plainly scaling must be addressed among other things. > > > > Please believe me, there is no deliberate attempt to color any outcome - only > > to try to keep the system functioning at some level of responsiveness. > > > > Vint Cerf > > > > At 12:31 PM 7/28/2000 -0400, Esther Dyson wrote: > > >At 10:47 AM 7/28/00 -0400, Curtis E. Sahakian wrote: > > > > > > > >Esther, > > > > > > > >My understanding is that ICANN, closes registeration for voter > > > >membership in ICANN after JULY 31. > > > > > > > >I have tried twice to register, Your server says: "We are > > > >sorry. The database is currently overloaded. > > > >Please try again when the system is less busy." > > > > > > > >ICANN is denying me the right to vote. What possible excuse can > > > >it have? > > > > > > > >This is not right. It reminds me of voter registration problems > > > >blacks used to have in the South until the U.S. goverment sent > > > >troops and federal marshals there. > > > > > > > >You should either get the ICANN staff behaving properly or > > > >accept personal responsibility for their actions and resign. As > > > >best I can tell from quotes in the press, you seem to be doing > > > >neither. > > > > > > > >Why is that? > > > > > > > >Curtis Sahakian > > > >847/676-2774 > > > > > > > > ================================================================= > > I moved to a new MCI WorldCom facility on Nov 11, 1999 > > > > MCI WorldCom > > 22001 Loudoun County Parkway > > Building F2, Room 4115, ATTN: Vint Cerf > > Ashburn, VA 20147 > > Telephone (703) 886-1690 > > FAX (703) 886-0047 > > > > "INTERNET IS FOR EVERYONE!" > > INET 2001: Internet Global Summit > > 5-8 June 2001 > > Sweden International Fairs > > Stockholm, Sweden > > http://www.isoc.org/inet2001 ================================================================= I moved to a new MCI WorldCom facility on Nov 11, 1999 MCI WorldCom 22001 Loudoun County Parkway Building F2, Room 4115, ATTN: Vint Cerf Ashburn, VA 20147 Telephone (703) 886-1690 FAX (703) 886-0047 "INTERNET IS FOR EVERYONE!" INET 2001: Internet Global Summit 5-8 June 2001 Sweden International Fairs Stockholm, Sweden http://www.isoc.org/inet2001
