> From: richard@ns1.vrx.net (Richard J. Sexton)
> Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains
> Subject: Ready for a laugh?
> Date: 10 Jun 1999 16:54:24 -0400
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> <>Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 16:24:24 -0400
> <>To: Michael Sondow <msondow@iciiu.org>
> <>From: Jay Fenello <Jay@Iperdome.com>
> <>Subject: Re: NCDNHC compromise proposal status
> <>Cc: Erick Iriarte <faia@amauta.rcp.net.pe>, Troy Davis <troy@nack.net>,
> <> Tom Lowenhaupt <toml@communisphere.com>,
> <> Eberhard W Lisse <el@linux.lisse.na>, iciiu@iciiu.org,
> <> "Kevin M. Kelly" <Webmaster@BioAnth.org>,
> <> "Hector L. Rodriguez Milla" <hectorrm@comtelca.hn>,
> <> SLanfranco@dkglobal.org, Jay@pdnha.org, Jeff Graber
><jgraber@usa.net>,
> <> "Richard J. Sexton" <richard@mbz.org>, Monika Ermert
><m.ermert@gmx.de>,
> <> Linda Kayla <lkayla@mail.nu>
> <>
> <>Hi Michael,
> <>
> <>A little history is in order . . .
> <>
> <>When the gTLD-MoU was first announced,
> <>the IAHC announced a list of 40 or 50
> <>or so organizations that had signed in
> <>approval.
> <>
> <>When we started checking, however, many
> <>of them had never agreed, and many of the
> <>rest were simply ISOC chapters and affiliates.
> <>
> <>Over a two week period, it was hilarious as
> <>their list of supporters actually *decreased*
> <>on a daily basis as their "errors" were
> <>corrected.
> <>
> <>FYI,
> <>
> <>Jay.
> <>
> <>
> <>At 02:32 PM 6/10/99 , Michael Sondow wrote:
> <>>Fellow NCDNHC members,
> <>>
> <>>I have just had a message from Milton Mueller, of the Assoc. for
> <>>Computing Machinery's Internet Governance Council - who are drafting
> <>>the compromise proposals for the NCDNHC - that negotiations with
> <>>ISOC have been suspended because the ACM has discovered that a
> <>>number of organizations listed by ISOC as its supporters (including
> <>>New York University, NYSERnet, and others) have never officially
> <>>adhered to either ISOC or the NCDNHC and were only included by ISOC
> <>>in their list of supporting organizations because someone not in an
> <>>official capacity gave their go-ahead. This is being investigated by
> <>>the ACM leadership and, until there is some decision by them, the
> <>>ACM has suspended negotiations.
> <>>
> <>>I have given Milton Mueller my approval for this action, and hope
> <>>you are in agreement. The ICIIU will desist from further
> <>>communications regarding a compromise proposal for the constituency
> <>>until we receive news from the ACM.
> <>>
> <>>I will, however, be participating as an observer for the NCDNHC in
> <>>tomorrow's Names Council teleconference, if I am not stopped from
> <>>doing so by the CORE people who are trying to take control of the
> <>>DNSO (they have its website and listserv on their servers, and are
> <>>refusing to give the teleconference number to people who don't
> <>>support them). If I am able to participate, I will report to you
> <>>about it sometime tomorrow.
> <>>
Andrew P. Gardner ZL2VOA 176.E 41.1S
Wairarapa, New Zealand http://navigator.co.nz/andy
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