RE: Who does IANA represent?

[Andy Sernovitz <andy@interactivehq.org>]

Please note Perry's specific refusal to answer valid questions.

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Perry E. Metzger [SMTP:perry@piermont.com]
>Sent:	Sunday, July 27, 1997 12:30 PM
>To:	Andy Sernovitz
>Cc:	gtld-discuss@gtld-mou.org; newdom@ar.com
>Subject:	Re: Who does IANA represent? 
>
>
>Andy Sernovitz writes:
>> Please clarify the source of IANA's authority. 
>
>No.
>
>Thats a side issue that has been beaten to death before. You keep
>saying that you don't want to discuss side issues, so I'll accomodate
>you. (Remember, you are the one who wants to avoid "distracting from
>the real issues", right? Right?)
>
>Lets talk turkey here. We have two practical choices presented at the
>moment.
>
>One is an MoU that will institute a publically managed competitive
>regime for the operation of the gTLD space.
>
>The other, which you support, is the continuation of a monopoly
>operated to the substantial profit of a single corporation, NSI, which
>claims that they are answerable to no one at all.
>
>Which is better for the community?
>
>I know what you'll say, but as I've noted, most of your position
>papers are written by NSI employees.
>
>Perry
>Speaking personally and not in any official capacity