[ispcp] Note to ISOC members on the NTIA request for comments on the MoU

[tony.ar.holmes at bt.com]

Greg/All

I also support the views expressed by Greg. The Internet now forms a
vital resource on which many of our economies are based, - time to do
things on a professional basis rather than rely on the 'old boy' way of
working before it all ends in tears.

Tony 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ispcp at gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-ispcp at gnso.icann.org] On
Behalf Of Mark McFadden
Sent: 05 July 2006 20:43
To: maggie.mansourkia at verizon.com
Cc: Greg Ruth; ispcp at icann.org; owner-ispcp at gnso.icann.org
Subject: Re: [ispcp] Note to ISOC members on the NTIA request for
comments on the MoU

I'm drafting as we speak.

mark

maggie.mansourkia at verizon.com wrote:
> 
> No apologies necessary.  I totally agree.  Did we decide to file 
> comments together on behalf of the ISPCP?
> 
> Magnolia Mansourkia
> Chief Privacy Counsel
> Verizon Communications
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> 
> *Greg Ruth <greg_ruth at yahoo.com>*
> Sent by: owner-ispcp at gnso.icann.org
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> 07/05/2006 01:09 PM
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> cc
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> Subject
> 	Re: [ispcp] Note to ISOC members on the NTIA request for
comments on 
> the MoU
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> 
> All,
>     Does anyone else have a problem with the statement
> 
> "...operational authority over the DNS root name server
> system through formal arrangements with the root name server operators
> is not desirable. We believe that the current distributed and
redundant
> way of operating the root name servers by a dozen independent
> organizations is highly successful."
> 
> I think this Blanche DuBois strategy (depending on the kindness of
> strangers) is rather ingenuous (or, perhaps, disingenuous).  It
> reflects the culture of the Internet about 20 years ago, when
> everything was done informally by "gentleman's agreement" (sorry
> Maggie).  Things have changed.  What's wrong with formal arrangements
> with the root name server operators?
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
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