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Re[2]: Brands, TLDs, and Private Ownership (Was:Re: [wg-c] GTLD Stra w poll)
Wednesday, August 18, 1999, 11:00:55 AM, Dave Crocker <dcrocker@brandenburg.com> wrote:
> Some ISP ASSOCIATIONS have been interested for a long time. In the case of
> CIX, it was pretty much without the review, consent or even knowldge of
> most members.
> Most ISPs, themselves, have been explicitly uninterested. By that I mean
> that many were queried directly and said they did not care about the domain
> name administration issue.
> Exceptions like AT&T appear to be due strictly to their own trademark
> protection interests, rather than anything stemming from the ISP business,
> per se. I'd be glad to hear facts to the contrary, but my summary about
> ISPs is based on direct, albeit methodologically limited, research.
> Oh. Just to underscore the point: ISPs are well informed. They know what
> is happening with ICANN. They know they can participate in these
> discussion. But note how absent they are from this particular
> discussion. That's their choice.
Dave, I posted your email, in its entirety to one of the many ISP
forums I am on. So far every response has contradicted your comment
above. One was particularly insightful, and I'll post it here :
>
> this seems very easy. Dave is a consultant. he knows who butters his
> bread. don't trust him I say.
>
> I don't remember him asking about tld's on this list (or any others???).
>
> crookedness and foolishness abound. <deep sigh>
From another :
> I'm certainly interested and can't see how any informed ISPs wouldn't be..
>
> -Mitch
>
> "When all your plans fail, backup, re-group and press on. The only real
> failure is quitting..."
I'd really like you to substantiate your comments in light of the
responses that real ISPs (not corporate types or those who "claim" to
represent ISPs) have been giving to your email.
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