Re: [ga] Text of Radio Ad which will start running nationwide on7/7/2000

[vany@sdnp.org.pa]

Well, but at least this kind of message let us know that there are people
that still thinks that Internet should be in the total anarchy.  And such
kinds of issues are subject not only of the General Assembly, also ICANN
structure since the purposes of ICANN is in part avoid the anarchy and
coordinate the Internet for a better organization and usage of such
resource.

Best Regards
Vany

Nilda Vany Martinez Grajales
IT Specialist
Sustainable Development Networking Programme/Panama
Tel: (507) 230-4011 ext 213
Fax: (507) 230-3646
e-mail: vany@sdnp.org.pa
http://www.sdnp.org.pa

On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Ken Stubbs wrote:

> this kind of an advertisement is not at all appropriate for the ga list !!!
> 
> this is a forum for open discussion... not open advertising
> 
> 
> ken stubbs
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: John Palmer 
>   To: ga@dnso.org 
>   Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 1:05 PM
>   Subject: [ga] Text of Radio Ad which will start running nationwide on 7/7/2000
> 
> 
> 
>   Things are about to change on the internet and not for the better. 
> 
>   The US government has sanctioned a new organization, ICANN, to be 
> 
>   in charge of internet domains and addresses. Rather than making the internet
> 
>   more open, ICANN is restricting domain ownership rights and has sold out
> 
>   to powerful special interest.
> 
>    
> 
>   There is an alternative. The same characteristics that make the internet
> 
>   able to survive a nuclear strike allow internet users to go around
> 
>   organizations like ICANN and their special interest masters. Alternative
> 
>   domain networks, such as the Open Root Server Consortium, allow you to see 
> 
>   ALL of the sites available on the internet, not just the ones that ICANN
> 
>   wants you to see. If you are an Internet provider, you can go around ICANN and
> 
>   make the entire internet available to your users in only 2 minutes. Are 
> 
>   you an internet user whose ISP is still using the ICANN-controlled domain
> 
>   name system? A few simple steps is all it takes for you to bypass ICANN and
> 
>   see all of the sites on the internet.
> 
>    
> 
>   This announcement is sponsored by ADNS, owner and registrar for the
> 
>   top level domains EARTH, USA and Z. ADNS is a proud supporter of 
> 
>   the Open Root Server Consortium. 
> 
> 
>    
>   Do you operate a website? Are you frustrated that your first choice
> 
>   for a domain name was taken? You can now obtain a domain ending in
> 
>   ".EARTH", ".USA" or ".Z". To register an EARTH, USA or Z domain and for
> 
>   more information about the ICANN takeover of the internet and what you can do
> 
>   to stop it, visit the ADNS website at WWW.ADNS.NET, 
> 
>   thats WWW.ADNS.NET. Don't let ICANN's special interests hijack the 
> 
>   internet and remember, ICANN really means YOU CAN'T
> 

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