Re: Fast Food Analogy

[bmanning@ISI.EDU]

> >about all of this.  I thought I had heard something about Bill Manning
> >helping out with the language for AlterNIC to indicate that the whole
> >thing was experimental.  Am I mistaken?
> 
> I don't know if you are mistaken about AlterNIC, but Bill helped us
> with the language for our disclaimer at .WEB to indicate that the
> process may take longer than the October 1 deadline. At no time did
> 'experimental' enter into it. It was operational, awaiting finalization
> of procedure by making the Postel draft RFC.
> 
> Christopher Ambler
> President, Image Online Design, Inc.

Hi,
	A couple of points here.

	- Any "help" that folks think they received from me regarding
	  language on disclaimers is misguided.  My recommendation
	  was posted publicly to the newdom list (thanks? for the 
	  reposting... :) Any other communications were based on that
	  public posting. I have never done work for AlterNIC or IOdesign.

	- I have always considered and stated that these actvities as 
	  experimental or private.  Operational does not negate the 
	  experimental or private nature of such activities. 

	- A review of public postings will indicate that I did not then
	  and do not now speak for the IANA task.  

--bill