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[ga-full] RE: [ga] Proposal: WWW / slashdot
That depends on what your buying. The problem with ICANN is that it's a
false bill of goods. It's an international farce fueled by demented civil
servants. The membership is also limited and we still have to see if the
members can co-ordinate with each other. Well see.
Regards
Joe Baptista
On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, Jean-Michel Becar wrote:
> Michael,
>
> An ideal world would be everything for free but unfornately I don't think
> our world is working like that.
> Yes I know, this is a shame, but if people are really interested in the
> Domain Name issues I think it's worth for them to invest let's say 20-30$
> per year (the highest price we would ask, but lower would be better).
> In all case participants in these forum still have the money to buy a
> computer, to get an internet connection so don't come with arguments like:
> "what about people without any ressources!!"
>
> Jean-Michel Becar
> ETSI Project Manager
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law
> [mailto:froomkin@law.miami.edu]
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 2:47 PM
> To: Harald Tveit Alvestrand
> Cc: Jean-Michel Becar; ga@dnso.org
> Subject: RE: [ga] Proposal: WWW / slashdot
>
>
> I would be wary of hitching my cart to these oxen. ICANN appears to view
> the current 'no-fee' memberships as temporary. What happens when they
> start to charge?
>
>
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote:
>
> > At 05:44 28.02.00 +0000, Jean-Michel Becar wrote:
> > >Harald, Michael,
> > >
> > >But the way the At Large members is registered via this Web Interface
> could
> > >be an example for the GA membership.
> > >But the way the proof of identity is done (by sending a postal mail to
> the
> > >pysical address with a PIN code to be used for accessing to the web site)
> > >would cost too much for the GA.
> > >So why not to set up a web site where people can registrer themselves and
> > >for the proof of identity and interest in the GA DNSO, they should
> provide a
> > >domain name that can be verified with a whois request if the domain name
> > >holder is the same as the member.
> >
> > and if they don't hold any domain names?
> > For those that do, it's possible - but we'll have to do something for the
> > rest. (And, of course, domain names can cost down to USD 10 these days)
> >
> > another idea I had - what if we considered an activated At Large
> membership
> > necessary and sufficient for voting rights in the GA?
> > This would have a couple of advantages:
> >
> > - ICANN has to do the verification work anyway, so it's only done once
> > - More active use of the ICANN membership code gives more chance that
> > weaknesses in the system will be found and corrected
> > - It's a drive (a small one) for At Large membership
> >
> > Of course, this leaves us without the power to impose or enforce our own
> > membership rules, requires people to be willing to sign up for At Large
> > membership, and requires that the people running the At Large are willing
> > to share at least some information.
> >
> > But it's an idea.
> >
> > Harald
> >
> >
> > --
> > Harald Tveit Alvestrand, EDB Maxware, Norway
> > Harald.Alvestrand@edb.maxware.no
> >
> >
>
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