Re: Re[2]: IAHC Proposal (Attacks Thereon)

[Simon Higgs <simon@higgs.com>]

At 8:40 PM -0800 1/13/97, Dave Crocker wrote:

Sorry Pal,

> At 5:55 PM -0800 1/13/97, Simon Higgs wrote:
> >The real goal *MUST BE* to reduce name conflicts by the carefull design
> >of the name space. This protects nearly all names and marks, reduces
> >litigation, and as a result produces a stable domain name environment.
>
[SNIP]
>
> 	As has been explained numerous times, "reduction of name conflicts"
> is in no way guaranteed to reduce challenges.  The nature of the complaints
> from challengers is that ANY use is not acceptable.  (While I can lecture
> at length about the nuances of IETF standards process, the preceding
> sentence makes obvious that I am not capable of any nuance at all with
> legal issues.  Clearly, there are uses that ARE acceptable, but not in the
> sense that the current discussion is pursuing.)
>

You missed the "carefull design of the name space" part.

Again. :(

> 	Reducing name conflicts IS a Good Thing, but because it makes it
> more likely that an applicant can use a string they like.  It does not mean
> that someone else who is using that string will withhold a challenge to the
> applicant.
>

It means it is statistically less likely to happen, and therefore you
have succeeded in increasing the stability of the name space.

And you think this is a problem?

[sigh]

Regards,

Simon

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