Re: [ga] Slashdot.

[jefsey <jefsey@club-internet.fr>]

What is surprising is that the US law made alphanumeric pointers speculatable.
How much would you sell me your Social Security Number?
jfc


On 04:55 07/05/02, Dan Steinberg said:

>actually this is a no-brainer.
>its a recognized part of the political process.  people do it for
>elections and party conventions all the time.  We should be
>surprised....if it *didnt* happen, not that it happens.
>
>To me it is analagous to the whole speculation issue. People speculate
>in land, air, fish, grain futures, stock market derivatives, sports
>outcomes, etc.  Yet....some are suprised and even shocked...that people
>have the nerve to speculate about domain names???????
>
>Just because it's the net....doesnt make it always different.
>
>
>Dan Steinberg
>Synthesis: Law & Technology
>(613) 794-5356
>
>
>Eric Dierker wrote:
> >
> > Well sh--,
> >
> > You have a good point here William.
> >
> > I think in general we have a problem houston.
> >
> > This is what I have been putting off outreach about.
> >
> > You have any solutions?
> >
> > E
> >
> > William X Walsh wrote:
> >
> > > Monday, May 06, 2002, 5:57:42 PM, Eric Dierker wrote:
> > >
> > > > We really have to do some thinking here.
> > >
> > > > Do you want new people or not.  You cannot greet them with a closed 
> club
> > > > attitude and act like they do not belong here if they have not been 
> here
> > > > and really do any kind of outreach.  You cannot only welcome seasoned
> > > > engineers and expect this bottoms up experiment to work.
> > >
> > > The issue, Eric and everyone else, is that they are coming in for the
> > > sole purpose of trying to influence the outcome of a single issue, not
> > > to be a part of the overall process.
> > >
> > > If the outreach was to have a voice within the ICANN/DNSO process,
> > > rather than recruiting people for the specific purpose of supporting
> > > Jamie's attempt at trying to embarrass ICANN at the expense of the
> > > legitimacy of the DNSO GA, then I would have no problem with it at
> > > all.
> > >
> > > But in this case, it is ONLY resulting in getting voices to back up
> > > his little agenda.
> > >
> > > And in so doing, he has proven ICANN right about the GA, and further
> > > justified their completely ignoring us.
> > >
> > > Bravo, Jamie, Bravo.  You have played right into their hands.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best regards,
> > > William X Walsh <william@wxsoft.info>
> > > --
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> > > CARP will kill Webcasting!
> > > http://www.saveinternetradio.org/
> >
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