[Michael Sondow wrote:]
> Hi, Richard. How's tricks?
>
> You wrote:
>
> > I don't know how usefull this is, but I just rigged the IFWP
> > list
>
> Well, I for one have a nostalgic attachment to the IFWP list, which
> always had a better feel than dom-pol because it was run by
> neutrals.
>
> What's the situation with the dom-pol archives? Is there an
> independent copy somewhere? Is NSI going to make them available?
> Since it was a public list, it seems to me that they have an
> obligation to make them available to the public. And they've gotten
> a lot of bad press about their unilateral decision to remove them
> without warning.
>
> I am longer directly involved in any ICANN activities or related
> mailing lists. The whole subject makes me so furious that I can't
> stand to receive news about it. It makes me see red, and I spend the
> whole day with my fists clenched. Just seeing the name of Sims or
> Touton or Dyson on a message makes me feel like puking. So I'm
> staying away.
>
> But I'm still interested, of course. Especially about the fate of
> .net and .org, which affect me directly. Does anyone know who the
> ICANN board is prepping to take over .org and .net? It's sure to be
> someone who will use them to eliminate small businesses and real
> non-profits. Now that the big businesses have control of .com, they
> can start to use control of .org and .net to eliminate all the
> independent users and small businesses. It's a repeat of the cable
> TV history, only without direct government regulation.
>
> Anyway, it would be nice if the IFWP list took off again. It was
> always the place for independent opinion.
The universe is unfolding, not as it should, but it is unfolding. New gTLD's are
coming online bit by bit. Everything else is secondary. Personally, I wouldn't
want to either include the stranger submissions to domain-policy or be
responsible for editing them out. Also, some of my contributions lacked the
care of preparation I'd prefer for something preserved for posterity. So I'm
not really hoping for an archive. I threw my own away when it got too large.
