RE: [ga] DNSO ICANN board member

[James Love <love@cptech.org>]

Peter, are you suggesting ICANN become involved in Internet navigation
issues?  I know that ICANN has been approached by persons who are
involved in the Microsoft work on this, but I had not heard that ICANN
was interested in getting involved.   This would seem to be an expansion
of ICANN's current mission. Jamie


On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Peter de Blanc wrote:

> Collegues:
> 
> Since this thread "RE: [ga] DNSO ICANN board member" really seems to be
> about alternate roots, etc, and windows and microsoft's name was called,
> allow me to interject this:
> 
> How and why do we, as "The Global Internet Community" continue to tolerate a
> situation where if one type a name like "ford" or "volvo" into MS Internet
> explorer, or Netscape, the browser tries all combinations of www.volvo.com,
> www.volvo./net, and www.volvo.org, and does not try such logical combos as
> www.volvo.co.se or www.ford.co.uk, etc.
> 
> What is going to happen when the new gTLDs come out? will the browsers try
> www.ford.law  or www.ford.airline  and STILL NOT try www.volvo.se ?
> 
> Isn't it time we work on changing what is already there, before we work on
> setting policy on what is not yet there?
> 
> peter de Blanc
> .vi
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org]On Behalf Of Jefsey
> Morfin
> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 10:06 PM
> To: ga@dnso.org
> Subject: RE: [ga] DNSO ICANN board member
> 
> 
> I accept that Alf has a real problem in understanding 2000:
> we should show him the way in understanding 1939: at that
> time and ever before and ever since Norway was on our side
> and I am sure that Simon realizes he went too far.
> 
> But, Alf, this terribly wrong remark of Simon, show you up
> where exasperation of people may go in front of a systematic
> denial of reality. You realize how your position leads people
> towards alt.root?
> 
> Let assume things go the way you want, will you send a cop
> to every family in Norway to check they do use Windows
> default root address? Will you stop avery Linux machine now
> the $10 ".gnu" TLD has been refused and will be soon installed.
> Will you call on teachers, parents, police and army to stop
> youths when the ".mp3" becomes operational?
> 
> Then what happens when Bill Gates decides that default is
> now the MS-Root? Will you commit suicide? We would not
> like that, Alf! Please stay with us...
> Jefsey
> (snip)
> 
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