RE: Is IANA fit to lead the Internet Community?

[Andy Sernovitz <andy@interactivehq.org>]

Perry --

We are not a puppet of NSI.  I am a full-time employee of a 350+ member
trade association.  I guarantee that my employers, the members of the
association, would not let me prostitute the organization on behalf of
one company. 

I deeply do not care what happens to NSI.  I have nothing to gain if
they do or do not achieve their ends.

Once again, you prove my previous points by attacking me and my
organization personally and trying to turn the discussion away from the
gTLD-MoU, domain names, and related issues.

For the record:
1)  I will no longer respond to your silly attempts to turn the argument
away from the real issues.	
2)  My mission, the charter of my organization, and everything else I do
are part of the public record.  Everyone should feel free to visit
http://www.interactivehq.org to find out more.
3)  I ask that everyone reconsider my previous posts (with regard to
professional behavior) in light of this clear evidence provided by
Perry.

-- Andy

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>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Perry E. Metzger [SMTP:perry@piermont.com]
>Sent:	Sunday, July 27, 1997 11:51 AM
>To:	Andy Sernovitz
>Cc:	gtld-discuss@gtld-mou.org; newdom@ar.com
>Subject:	Re: Is IANA fit to lead the Internet Community? 
>
>
>Andy Sernovitz writes:
>> Please note that Perry Metzger and David Crocker are the official
>> representatives of IANA on the iPOC.  Together they have flamed,
>> insulted and dismissed every criticism of the gTLD-MoU.  
>> 
>> Please note that they, and they alone, have veto power over every future
>> amendment to the gTLD-MoU.
>
>The IANA has a veto, but we do not. We vote on the policy oversight
>committee but do not make decisions for the IANA -- Jon Postel signs
>for the IANA, and neither Dave nor I speak for Jon, and Jon does not
>always agree with everything (or even most things) Dave and I
>say. Your claim that we might have some sort of personal "veto" is
>utterly incorrect.
>
>I will note that this is Yet Another instance in which you have
>twisted the truth in an effort to defend the financial interests of
>your friends at NSI, who stand to lose hundreds of millions of dollars
>if they do not retain their monopoly control over .COM, .NET and .ORG.
>
>
>Perry
>Speaking personally and not in any official capacity