Re: ISPs as stakeholders

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Jim and all,

Jim Dixon wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 9 Dec 1997, Dave Crocker / IMC wrote:
> 
> > >This is the sort of totally unreasonable response that typifies this
> > >discussion and feeds the distrust that pervades many Internet circles.
> >
> > Jim, the problem is that your approach to this topic has invited this sort
> > of response.
> >
> > You did not begin by asking questions. Worse you did not pursue the
> > question as a general issue but, rather, as a particular deficiency of
> > having Switzerland as a venue.
> > ...
> 
> and so you ramble on, saying nothing whatsoever about the issue at hand,
> just indulging in the usual ad hominem attack.

  Well this is vintage Dave Crocker, so what did you expect?  >;)
> 
> I have now said consistently for several weeks is that if com/net/org
> are to be handed over to CORE, it should be closely scrutinized, and a
> reasonable price exacted.  Given the fact that something like 97% of
> .COM registrants are America, the transfer of the .COM registry out of
> the USA must be justified.  If .COM must be transferred into another
> legal venue, the venue must certainly be scrutinized.

  I agree compleatly.  But the MoU doesn't spicificaly address this
issue
nor does the CORE-MoU.  Small wonder however, in that there seems to be 
concerted effort to gloss over some spicific issues, and this is only
one
ot them.  I can only immagine what the reasons fro glossing over some
of these issues are.  I shall let everyone make that dicision for
themselves.
> 
> Is it at all possible to address the issues?

  I am happy to participate in a constructive manner any way I can.
It appears that Dave Crocker would sooner pass this one over I fear.
> 
> *       why should the .COM registry, nearly all of whose registrants
>         are in the USA, be transferred out of North America?

          To incompass a more truely international "Flavor" if you
          will, to the Domain structure and policy issues.  I believe
          this is a good idea.
> 
> *       if the .COM registry is to be moved to another jurisdiction,
>         is Switzerland a good choice?
  
           Definatly not.
> 
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