Re: [ga] [MESSAGE FROM THE TLDA SECRETARY] The Top Level Domain Association is Now Accepting Membership Applications

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

ERic and all assembly members,

Eric Dierker wrote:

>   Mr. Palmer;
>
> If your mission statement is a reflection of the truth of the reason
> for
> your group, good luck to your group.  This is one of the most diffuse
> and vague statements I have ever read.  Where are you incorporated (or
>
> whatever) that you are allowed to be organized under such a
> meaningless
> charter?  What the heck is a TLD holder?

  I believe that the TLDA is incorporated in Delaware, but I am not sure
of that.
John?

>  What do you consider a
> namespace, is it a name or an address?

  It's neither Eric.  A TLD is the TOp level of a name space...

> Should ccTLD's be a member of
> your group?

  Good question as stated.  I would ask if the "Could" be a member of
the TLDA
also...  John?

>  Is your group so exclusive that only certain entities will
> be entitled to membership, like country clubs of the old South Africa?
>
> Application?
>
> Please show me that my initial assumptions are wrong, because I
> believe
> very strongly in the correctness of some cause which promotes
> understanding of different roots.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> John Palmer wrote:
>
> > At  00:00Hrs UTC on Sunday May 20, 2001, The Top-Level Domain
> > Association  began accepting applications for membership. All those
> > interested in becoming a TLDA member, please see
> > http://www.tlda.org The Top Level Domain Association Inc. is a trade
>
> > association of Internet Top Level Domain (TLD) holders. This
> > organization represents the interests of TLD Holders and will seek
> to
> > foster cooperation among TLD holders to advance the cause of
> building
> > a stable namespace. All TLD holders are welcome to become members of
>
> > the TLDA.
> >
> > John Palmer
> > TLDA Secretary

Regards,

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