RE: [ga] nTLD going gTLD

["Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

> vany@sdnp.org.pa
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 2:58 PM

> > At 03:47 PM 1/4/00 -0500, vany@sdnp.org.pa wrote:
> > <snip>
> > > Don't you think that ccTLDs should be a National Patrimony and
> > >as such, should belong to the people of such country?
>            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
> > >From RFC 1591:
> > 
> > "Concerns about "rights" and "ownership" of domains are
> >       inappropriate.  It is appropriate to be concerned about
> >       "responsibilities" and "service" to the community."

> Thanks Bill for this RFC, and thanks for this focus belong/service
> and rights/responsibility.    

There is the issue of enforcement. There is no one to stop  Moldavia from putting their domain to such use. Your opinion does not matter, nor does mine, in this case. They have the guns, we don't.