Re: Conflict resolution?

[chris@hal.iodesign.com (Christopher Ambler)]

>IANA did not accept applications for iTLD registries. Many people on the
>newdom list wanted to know what they could do before the iTLD plans were
>finalized and Bill Manning suggested that they could fill out an Internic
>application for for an iTLD in order to get a publicly recognized
>timestamp on it and forward that timestamped rejection notice to IANA.
>However it was always quite clear that this did *NOT* constitute an
>application for an iTLD registry according to the Postel draft for several
>reasons.

This is not what IANA told me. Again, there appears to be a lot of
confusion on this issue.

>Saying it over and over does not make it true.

Saying that it is not true over and over does not change the fact that
it happened. 

>How can you say this when you have just opublicly stated that you did not
>even meet with IANA. You were right there in the same building as IANA
>but you never met either Jon Postel or Joyce Reyes. IANA told you no such
>thing.

We're back to the question of "who speaks for IANA." At the time, Bill
Manning represented that he did. If that's not true, then it's not
true, but it's what was represented to me at the time. Nothing more,
nothing less.

>Stop lying perhaps? You put a cheque for $1000 in a sealed enveloppe and
>slipped it into a file folder with notes from the meeting. 

This is NOT what happened. Let me say that again, in case there's any
question: THIS IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED.

But please do not take my word for it. Ask Simon Higgs, as he was there.

This makes it twice that someone has called me a liar, even in the light
of facts to the contrary.

For the last time, I support the IAHC, I support this discussion, and I
want to see this issue resolved. It is my position that I feel the IAHC
should investigate what IANA did, insure itself of the truth, and take
it into consideration in making policy. That's all. Obviously, I want
what is best for my company - I would be a fool if I did not. But I'm
not trying to shove this down anyone's throat. I'm just trying to make
my point. If you have a problem with any of the events as I've presented
them, then ask others who were there. Until then, I would request that
you stop calling me a liar. Having different opinions is not lying, is it?

I've had my say on this issue, and I believe I've made my point, whether
you agree or not. I shall drop the subject until such time as it's
necessary to bring it up again. I'm off to Comdex, see you all next week.

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Christopher Ambler
President, Image Online Design, Inc.