Re: [ga] Last minute changes to Verisign agreements

["Patrick Corliss" <patrick@quad.net.au>]

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NOT A DONE DEAL
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On Saturday, March 03, 2001 1:41 AM (ADST), Kent Crispin wrote:
Subject: Re: More ICANN "Transparency"

> I know that people would love to sit here and wallow in conspiracy
> theories, but this is not a done deal; the board hasn't voted on it, and
> I'm quite sure that they haven't made up their mind to accept it or
> reject it -- there are lots of REAL questions here:
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WHY VRSGN WOULDN'T NEGOTIATE
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On Thursday, March 15, 2001 4:58 AM (ADST), Kent Crispin wrote:
Subject: Re: [ga] Re: Board descisions

> That doesn't follow.  In fact, vsgn's willingness or unwillingness to
> negotiate is totally irrelevant.  There are a million completely
> legitimate reasons why vsgn may not want to negotiate further -- there
> could be other negotiations taking place over the sale of the registrar,
> for example, that are contingent on the content of the current proposal.
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LET THE COMMUNITY DECIDE
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On Sunday, March 18, 2001 1:09 AM (ADST), Kent Crispin wrote:
Subject: Re: [ga] Re: Board descisions

> Moreover, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the ICANN staff
> was trying to get what they considered the best possible deal for the
> internet community out of those discussions, and let the community
> decide whether they were good enough.
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Regards
Patrick Corliss


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