Re: NSI payments Adam Todd and Richard Sexton

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

Simon and all,

  Good of you to chime in here Simon.  >;)  A has been the habit of those
that are PAB/POC/gTLD-MoU supporters, they are hanging on to the
well known false notion the shared and non-shared TLD's cannot
exist in the DNS system.  This is of course false, as you have
pointed out and is readily apparent as .mil and .gov stand as examples
that they most certainly can.

  What is concerning to us (INEGroup) and others is that the DNSO.ORG
bunch along with the now so called BMW DNSO draft is that the ICANN
has been working closely with these same folks and in fact one of the ICANN
Board members is a former gTLD-MoU leadership member.

Simon Higgs wrote:

> Kent,
>
> Speaking in my limited capacity at the Defense Contract Management Command,
> and since you are making allegations about a government contractor in the
> performance of a government contract, I am requesting that you document
> your concerns, and pass them on to the appropriate authorities for that
> contract.
>
> FYI, it is common practice for Prime Contractors to outsource work to
> sub-contractors in order to perform a government contract. There are a
> number of Small Business programs specifically set up to encourage the
> involvement of minorities and other disadvantaged groups. Here is some
> further information:
>
> http://www.dcmdw.dla.mil/business/
>
> "Small businesses are rich sources of innovation and improved technology
> and are solving some of our most challenging problems. Small businesses are
> improving the nation's economy and enhancing the quality of life for
> millions of Americans by creating new and improved employment
> opportunities. Small businesses, together with large businesses, make up
> the industrial base upon which we are dependent. For all these reasons, it
> is good business to do business with small business." - Lieutenant General
> Henry T. Glisson, USA, Director of the Defence Logistics Agency
>
> And on the original topic, and speaking personally as an ordinary .MIL
> user, I think you're going to have an impossible time trying to usurp
> control over any privately held TLD. Especially one with nukes. ;-) (for
> the reality impaired, that's a joke, folks)
>
> >On Thu, Feb 25, 1999 at 12:14:40PM -0500, cgomes@internic.net wrote:
> >> Kent,
> >>
> >> Is your definition of an antagonist one who does not support ICANN?
> >
> >The precise definition of "antagonist" is completely unimportant.
> >The real issue is that NSI, a government contractor, has funded
> >participation of other parties who support a key NSI position
> >(private control of TLDs).
> >
> >Given that the activity under discussion has direct relevance to DOC
> >oversight of NSI, and that NSI is a government contractor, I think
> >these under the table payments by NSI are quite significant.  And
> >they certainly give an insight into the ethics of the NSI management.
> >
> >--
> >Kent Crispin, PAB Chair                                "Do good, and you'll be
> >kent@songbird.com                              lonesome." -- Mark Twain

Regards,

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