Re: [ga] Santiago DNSO GA Chair

[Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>]

On Tue, Aug 10, 1999 at 11:21:04AM -0400, Planet Communications Computing Facility wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Kent Crispin wrote:
> 
> > "domain name"? Finally, why is this problem not simply solved by
> > someone (for example, you) providing an anonymous domain registration
> > service? Is it that you would prefer that the domain registrars be
> > the ones who are would be killed, instead of the person actually
> > responsible for the material in question?
> 
> Are your proposing he run a anonymous TLD registry, or do you propose he
> register domains for others and maintain their anonymity?  Just looking
> for a clarification of what you mean by anonymous registration service.

The latter.  Acting as an agent is something commonly done by
lawyers.  I'm sure Mr Froomkin is quite familiar with off-shore legal
havens, and is quite familiar with crypto esoterica; I would think he
could set up a wonderful service.  And if not him, someone else 
could.  The requirements for whois availability does not prevent 
anonymous registrations.

-- 
Kent Crispin                               "Do good, and you'll be
kent@songbird.com                           lonesome." -- Mark Twain