Re: [ga] UDRP Task Force Questionnaire

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

Roeland and all assembly members,

  Yes again Eric did miss the point entirely.  :(  You are of course
quite right in you comments Roeland.  I tried to be brief without
unduly or unjustifiably criticizing the Task Force and the NC.

Roeland Meyer wrote:

> You over-react to a mis-understanding. No one is accusing the task force of
> distributing a virus. What is, in fact, being stated is that the
> distribution, BECAUSE it is a DOC file, will be less than complete. That it
> will not reach its intended audience. More and more sites re-route DOC file
> attachment s to /dev/nul as a matter of course. As a matter of fact, it is
> begining to become a real problem. SirCam and Nimda both create DOC files
> and send them out as file attachments. Without special software, it is
> impossible to know whether or not a DOC file contains a virus until it is
> opened and activated. Once you have done that, there is no way to prevent
> the infestation. Many sites take the security precaution of deleting ALL
> attached DOC files. They also do this with EXE and COM files. Some are also
> begining to do it with PDF files, as well.
>
> This is not a subject of halarity, it is very sad. It is one of the things
> damaging public trust in the Internet, as a whole. As a techie/marketer,
> this makes my job very difficult. As a shareholder in an internet based
> business, it causes deep concern.
>
> |> -----Original Message-----
> |> From: Eric Dierker [mailto:eric@hi-tek.com]
> |> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 5:57 PM
> |> To: Jeff Williams
> |> Cc: DannyYounger@cs.com; ga@dnso.org
> |> Subject: Re: [ga] UDRP Task Force Questionnaire
> |>
> |>
> |> This is just gut wrenching hilarious.  I don't care how
> |> serious it is.  It could
> |> not be any better scripted in a Ludlum farce of Mel Brooks
> |> satire.  ICANN spends
> |> 500 thousand dollars on a committee that creates a document
> |> that likely carries a
> |> virus, Clanceys' NetForce could not come up with this scenario.
> |>
> |> Then they declare a credible threat to the ICANN meeting,
> |> invite everyone to
> |> attend and then send them across the street to the
> |> completely insecure Tiki Room.
> |>
> |> Come on, where is that guy that does the ICANN animated
> |> clips.  I was trying to
> |> think of something more ridiculous just for a fun
> |> comparison, but I found that I
> |> could not top this, and then I got a cold sweat when I
> |> realized all of my
> |> scenarios could come true.
> |>
> |> The term "criminally stupid" comes to mind.
> |>
> |> Later I will announce a location for a party for any and all
> |> who want to laugh and
> |> cry together after the first public meeting regarding this
> |> sit-com.  Both Bill and
> |> Jeff are invited and gloves are totally optional.
> |>
> |> Quite Sincerely,
> |> Eric
> |>
> |> PS. If you are hesitating on coming please do, I will make
> |> it worth your while
> |> with a tour of the famous Venice Beach, believe me it is not
> |> as Freaky as ICANN
> |> but it is real.  We can always drop down and see the Queen
> |> Mary and the Spruce
> |> Goose--good ideas but bad execution, sound familiar.
> |>
> |> Jeff Williams wrote:
> |>
> |> > Danny and all assembly members,
> |> >
> |> >   As you know .doc files are well known to carry viruses.
> |> Will there
> |> > be a HTML version available?
> |> >
> |> > DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:
> |> >
> |> > > The UDRP Task Force has produced a questionnaire which
> |> is posted at
> |> > > http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/nc-udrp/Arc00/doc00007.doc
> |> > >
> |> > > I encourage every member of this Assembly to respond to
> |> this questionnaire.
> |> > > At this time, it is still not clear to which address
> |> responses should be
> |> > > sent, but I hope to have that answer for you soon.
> |> > >
> |> > > The questionnaire will soon be made available in French
> |> and Spanish, and the
> |> > > deadline for all replies is set for December 17.
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> |> > Regards,
> |> >
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Regards,

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Jeffrey A. Williams
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CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng.
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