Re: [ga] Nomination for representative to the NC Review TF -Eric Dierker (fwd)

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Eirc, all interested parties and assembly members,

Eric Dierker wrote:

> Gentlemen, especially Tran at VNNIC;
>
> You may be forcing my hand on two very important decisions which I must make in the
> very near future.
>
> 1.
> Jeff is correct to a degree.  Our company doing business in Vietnam as
> Hi-Tek.com.vn is working for the Registry of Vietnam which as Mr. Probst has also
> correctly pointed out is the licensed Registry of Vietnam.
> To learn more about this you may go to http://www.qtcity.com/.  We are Multimedia
> Marketers. We have been in business since 1994 and we are supplying a registration
> engine to the government of Vietnam. As I write this a wire press release is being
> issued.

  Ok this is great information and pretty straight forward.  The only thing is
which wire press organizations (URL's please) is this press release going
to?

>
>
> Mr. Probst is very much entitled to his opinion as to the status of such matters as
> infrastructure and using credit cards. However I disagree and request anyone
> interested up date yourself. Beginning on Wednsday the 27th you will easily be able
> to do this on our engines' site.

  This is what I understand to be the case as well.  Possibly a web page indicating
that registrations will commence and the HTML interface for the registration
engine that Hi-Tek has been working on would be advisable in advance of
actual registrations commencement.

>
>
> We are also in the negotiation phase with other ccTLDs, to work with them in a
> similar fashion.
>
> 2.
> It is my current intention to accept, Jeff's nomination for the NC Review TF.
> However I will not unless I can arrange to spend the time and money necessary to be
> very effective at the post. In that it is a representative post I will not take it
> if I do not believe I can do the job of actually representing this Assembly rather
> than my own often stated agenda.

  I am sure that Hi-Tek as you have indicated to me, will be happy to sponsor
any and all traveling expenses and other out of pocket expenses for filling this
position adequately should you be elected, isn't that correct?  >;)

>
>
> Thank you,
> Eric Dierker
> GIS Hi-Tek
>
> Stefan Probst wrote:
>
> > Dear Jeff,
> >
> > Eric might be right now working with the registry people. He might work
> > with them on policy or technics. I do not know and am open for your or his
> > explanations.
> > I was only writing against the claim in the original post about the "up and
> > coming launching of the .VN ccTLD". And this is plain wrong. The .vn ccTLD
> > is up and running since years. And without some kind of registry, there
> > wouldn't be any registrations in the .vn domain, which is of course also wrong.
> > This does not say anything about the other qualifications etc. and I do not
> > say anything about that. If my post was perceived as anything against Eric,
> > then this perception was wrong. I was only posting concerning the claim
> > about the .vn ccTLD.
> >
> > Several registrars are interested in the .vn domain. Register.com contacted
> > me indirectly some months ago, whether I could introduce them....
> > Frankly, I think this is too early, and the Vietnamese have to decide first
> > by themselves, what they want.
> >
> > I think, the .vn registry needs first and foremost a clear policy. And in
> > fact not only about the domains, but about hosting etc. This however is
> > beyond their authority. The technicalities come only after that. And IMHO,
> > as long as it is difficult for Vietnamese to sign up for a .vn domain (e.g.
> > because they cannot use credit cards),. then I for myself am reluctant to
> > open up that door for outsiders.
> >
> > Rgds,
> > Stefan
> >
> > At 14:52 25.6.2001 -0700, Jeff Williams wrote:
> > >Stefan and all assembly members,
> > >
> > >   Excuse me, I was referring to the .VN registry...  The reference you
> > >provided,
> > >although very interesting is not the .VN registry...
> > >
> > >Stefan Probst wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear Jeff, All,
> > > >
> > > > you wrote ...
> > > >
> > > > >He seems to IMHO have a good grasp of much of the history
> > > > >of the DNSO NC as well as is actively involved in the Registry business
> > > > >with the up and coming launching of the .VN ccTLD.
> > > >
> > > > There is either a major typo or plain nonsense.
> > > > The .vn (Vietnam) ccTLD is up an running since about four years.
> > > >
> > > > I know the "father" of the Internet in Vietnam, Rob Hurle,
> > > > as well as some of the people who work now in the registry.
> > > > Their website, since quite a while, is http://www.vnnic.net.vn/
> > > >
> > > > Stefan,
> > > > Hanoi, Vietnam.
> > > >
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> > >Regards,

Regards,

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