Re: Thoughts at the moment...

[tor@wtv.net (Bob Allisat)]

Me, Bob, wrote:
>>  Two years and 60 million
>>  later...  70% gne in windfall
>>  profits that could have gone to
>>  establishing NIC's world wide.
>>  Wake up Vince. Please. We're
>>  talking hard currency being
>>  drained out of nations world
>>  wide. Unacceptable.

Vince replied:
>I didn't know that "nation's worldwide" were required to pay NSI money.
>I thought they all had their own ISO TLDs.  But really, no one else but
>you, is being as gallant.  Most registries that could be established
>through the IAHC will actually charge money Bob.  And using your words
>will "drain hard currency out of nations worldwide".  I really don't see
>the difference.  The same amount of money will likely be spent, probably
>much more if new TLDs are established.  What was your actual argument
>here, or were you just pontificating?

 National registries are limited
 and in many circumstances poorly
 administered. Here in Canada, for
 example, we are stuck with a .CA
 registry that forces us all into
 provincial Secondary Domain names
 and even city or municipal Tertiary
 domains should we not meet some
 pre-established and inflexible
 standard of bigness. Absurd.

 Should we not choose to go the
 was of the national registry we
 are stuck with Internic. And our
 money flees the country. We must
 have Registry choices in our
 respective nations or in the
 international forum. This US
 monopolizing.COM is really in
 need of closure.

Me, Bob, also wrote...
>>  Please address those people
>>  like myself who are not in it
>>  for the money but simply to
>>  provide alternate Domain Name
>>  Services. I claim .FCN and .WTV.
>>  .FCN will be a free service for
>>  community networks. .WTV will be
>>  a value added service with all
>>  profits above operating expenses
>>  acruing to maintain .FCN. Please
>>  explain how this will harm anyone
>>  or anything out there. Try.

Vince commented...
>I think that people who aren't in it for the money are content to use an
>existing SLD and provide name service to people it grants third level
>domains to.  I think that this happens today.  I don't see how it harms
>anyone.  Then again, I don't see how having a free TLD is any different
>than having a free SLD.

 The problem is complexity. Once you start
 stacking name upon name it may just be
 easier to use the IP number as an address.
 I don't see how having new TLD's will harm
 anyone. I mean there are already a couple
 of hundred TLD's out there more or less.
 A thousand more wouldn't effect the functioning
 of the Internet *UNLESS* this IAHC bunch
 refuse to accept previous use. Then all
 hell is about to break loose.

        - First Come First Served.
        - Low or No fees.
        - Recognize existing claims.
        - Delimit New Top Level Domain Names.
        - Establish attainable technical standards
        - Back off and let us to it.

                              Bob Allisat

 PO Box 191 Station E Toronto Canada M6H 4E2      (416) 588-0670