Re: [wg-review] constituencies, outreach, structure

[Eric Dierker <ERIC@HI-TEK.COM>]

I think that there is room to consider Mr. Crispin's approach to analysing a
website that detracts from the "positive" image of ICANN.  Couldn't we use the
empirical data to determine a persuasive method of bringing this type of
organization into the constituency base.  Partnerships instead of antogonists.
Mr. Conant, how about bringing your resources into full participation and
alliance within ICANN. How about we set up a constituency for reformers or
abolishenist such as yourself.?

Sincerely,

Kent Crispin wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 23, 2001 at 02:51:00PM -0500, Derek Conant wrote:
> [...]
> > If you are interested in more details regarding the DNSGA
> > (http://dnsga.org), please feel free to contact me anytime.
>
> OK -- I do have a few questions.  Business must be good -- On your web
> site you give the telephone number (202) 801-0158.  I tried calling
> several times, but got a busy signal each time.  So I thought I would
> just ask the questions here:
>
> 1) Are you a membership organization? If so:
>
>     a) how many members do you have and what are their geographic
>     distributions?
>
>     b) what are the qualifications for membership?
>
>     c) how much does it cost to join?
>
>     d) how does one join?
>
>     if not, how does a non-member dns-stakeholder affect the policies of
>     the corporation?
>
> 2) The web site states that DNSGA is a non-profit corporation.
>     Where is it incorporated? Who are the directors? Who are the
>     officers? Who are the staff? Can I see the bylaws and articles of
>     incorporation? Can I see the financial statements? Tax returns?  (It
>     would be nice if this information was posted on the web site.)
>
> 3) Where does DNSGA get its financial backing? Who are the main
>     contributors?  Are there any corporate sponsors?  If so, who are they?
>
> 4) On the web site you give the address:
>
>         DNSGA Operations & World Headquarters
>         1155 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 500
>         Washington, D.C.  20036  USA
>
> I wonder if you could describe the facilities you have at that
> location?  Do you have any job openings?
>
> Being a geek, I couldn't help poking around your network a bit -- I'm
> always curious as to how people have things set up.  The whois info for
> dnsga.org is fairly bland -- the only additional information I noticed
> was the the information concerning what is apparently your web service
> provider, which is listed as the technical contact (I assume that from
> the use of the role email account "noc@gserver.net" which is a standard
> abbreviation for Network Operations Center):
>
>       GSERVER.NET Global Network,   (XG2402-AWR)  noc@gserver.net
>       PO Box 53197
>       Washington, DC  20009-9197
>       United States -- US
>       Ph: 1-877-822-4678      FAX:
>
> I phoned the telephone number, and got an answering machine.  But there
> was no identification in the message.
>
> Interestingly enough, the IP address for dnsga.org is 209.39.186.150,
> which is just the same as the ip address listed for gserver.net.  This
> address comes out of a block allocated to Verio, however, the inverse
> lookup is not configured...
>
> --
> Kent Crispin                               "Be good, and you will be
> kent@songbird.com                           lonesome." -- Mark Twain
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