Re: [ga] i just sent the following to south africa

[Joe Baptista <baptista@dot-god.com>]

On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, Joop Teernstra wrote:

> At 10:09 a.m. 9/06/2002 -0400, Joe Baptista wrote:
>
>
> >So if you trust the US government to control your computer then keep
> >using them - if not create your own.
> >
> >We use a commercial root provider for resolution - www.pacificroot.com
> >and as a result have access to a much larger internet system.
>
> Allow me a small chuckle, Joe.
>
> Who guarantees these sods that pacificroot, operated from Marina del Rey by
> an ex-DoD network guy with a rather colourful past,  (someone who once
> proudly mentioned a "done deal, and that's all I'm going to say about it"
> with ICANN staff about the non-recognition of the IDNO and who then
> proceeded to infiltrate the ORSC) is NOT involved in traffic surveillance?

Well I'm not really sure what this is all about - done deal - etc.  I
would prefer that national governments run thier own root.  My reference
to pacroot is simply to show by example that there are other options.

regards
joe baptista

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