Re: [ga] Fraud charges filed against WorldCom

[Don Brown <donbrown_l@inetconcepts.net>]

If Vint is on the board or an officer, he is culpable, and the post is
in order.  If he is only an employee, then, the post is out of order.

I don't care if he is the father of Chevrolets and apple pie.  It
doesn't matter.  Only the truth matters.

Thanks,


Wednesday, June 26, 2002, 9:46:19 PM, Steven Heath <Steven.Heath@Optimation.co.nz> wrote:
SH> Leah Gallegos [mailto:jandl@jandl.com] did say:
>> I really think that was uncalled for, Jeff.  Having read 
>> articles about 
>> these "loans," I saw no mention of Vint Cerf anywhere, nor would I 
>> expect to see his name associated with this case.  I think it is 
>> irresponsible to post using his name in the subject line and 
>> raising a 
>> redd herring needlessly.  It is bad enough that WorldCom is 
>> the subject.

SH> I too am disgusted that someone would even think of this let alone raise it
SH> on the GA list.

SH> The issue, as far as I can tell, is about moving operation expenses to
SH> capital accounts (thus spreading these costs over a number of years and thus
SH> reduce the impact of these costs in that period via deprecation).

SH> Lets let the various enforcement agencies to their work and let the
SH> employees carry on with their work and not have people cast these aspersive
SH> remarks.

SH> I think an apology to Vint is in order esp. in these troubled times of both
SH> ICANN and his employer.

SH> Steven Heath

SH> PS I snipped the original Jeff Williams post which Leah responded to as I
SH> felt no need to further pollute the list archive with those comments.

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