Do we need a sanction from anyone to run such an election? If the voter EMail addresses are openly available, it should be easy enough to issue a voter ID (DVC) to each and let them vote via the Internet.
See <http://mysafevote.com/> Perhaps IFWPlist would like to give it a try for IFWP subscribers? Cheers...\Stef At 10:38 AM -0500 3/22/02, Richard J. Sexton wrote: > >> It would seem to us to be fairly simple to allow every .org >domain holder to > >> vote to express preferences with regard to who should get the .org bid. > >> Unlike the at large election, there is a known list of potential >voters, and > >> also a ready and inexpensive way to contact them and to verify >who they are. > > > >James, > > > >You are correct, > >One way to do this might be to put a TXT record in the zone file. > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Mar 22 10:35:40 /etc/namedb ># dig mbz.org. txt @ns1 > >; <<>> DiG 8.1 <<>> mbz.org. txt @ns1 >; (2 servers found) >;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch >;; got answer: >;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 10 >;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 5 >;; QUERY SECTION: >;; mbz.org, type = TXT, class = IN > >;; ANSWER SECTION: >mbz.org. 2D IN TXT "I vote for xxx to run .org" > > > >-- > > /"\ ASCII RIBBON / [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > \ / CAMPAIGN AGAINST / http://open-rsc.org http://cr.yp.to/dnsroot.html > X HTML MAIL / http://chrono.faq http://watch.gallery http://mbz.org > / \ AND POSTINGS / http://font.gallery http://dnso.com http://watch.prices > > >
