Re: [ga] President Younger's Independence Day Address to the World

["Jim Fleming" <JimFleming@prodigy.net>]

Can you explain where all of the money flows in the Domain Business ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter de Blanc" <pdeblanc@usvi.net>
To: "'Jim Fleming'" <JimFleming@prodigy.net>; "'Bret A. Fausett'"
<baf@fausett.com>; "'Gomes, Chuck'" <cgomes@verisign.com>; "'Patrick
Corliss'" <patrick@quad.net.au>; "'Philip Sheppard'"
<philip.sheppard@aim.be>
Cc: "'M. Stuart Lynn, ICANN'" <lynn@icann.org>; "'[ga]'" <ga@dnso.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 1:20 PM
Subject: RE: [ga] President Younger's Independence Day Address to the World


> Jim:
>
> I can afford it because I sold the ISP Internet access division of my
> company to a public company some time ago. I pay my own expenses, I
> guess you'd say it is 'pro bono'.
>
> The VI registry is a small registry, and is closed at the second level
> to locals only. Financially, it operates under a subsidy.
>
> Peter de Blanc
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Fleming [mailto:JimFleming@prodigy.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 1:09 PM
> To: Peter de Blanc; 'Bret A. Fausett'; 'Gomes, Chuck'; 'Patrick
> Corliss'; 'Philip Sheppard'
> Cc: 'M. Stuart Lynn, ICANN'; '[ga]'
> Subject: Re: [ga] President Younger's Independence Day Address to the
> World
>
>
> Peter,
>
> In my opinion,  I think you might want to focus on the money, as
> suggested by Chuck Gomes.
>
> Can you explain where all of the money flows in the Domain Business ?
>
> In most MLMs- Multi-Level-Marketing organizations, people have some
> sense for where the money flows.
>
> As a starting point, how can you afford to "jet set" around the world
> all year ? What are the gross revenues from the .VI Registry you run ?
>
>
> Jim Fleming
> http://www.unir.com
> Mars 128n 128e
> http://www.unir.com/images/architech.gif
> http://www.unir.com/images/address.gif
> http://www.unir.com/images/headers.gif
> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/130dftmail/unir.txt
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/sdks/platform/tpipv6/start.asp
> http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/ietf/Current/msg12213.html
> http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/ietf/Current/msg12223.html
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter de Blanc" <pdeblanc@usvi.net>
> To: "'Bret A. Fausett'" <baf@fausett.com>; "'Gomes, Chuck'"
> <cgomes@verisign.com>; "'Patrick Corliss'" <patrick@quad.net.au>;
> "'Philip Sheppard'" <philip.sheppard@aim.be>
> Cc: "'M. Stuart Lynn, ICANN'" <lynn@icann.org>; "'[ga]'" <ga@dnso.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 11:07 AM
> Subject: RE: [ga] President Younger's Independence Day Address to the
> World
>
>
> > We need to separate this "Individual Domain Name Holders, and other
> > persons who are NOT a member of any constituency from those who ARE
> > members of a (DNSO) constituency.
> >
> > Within the DNSO, of course the secretariat provides service to the
> > entire DNSO.
> >
> > What is at issue, is who can request services from the secretariat, or
>
> > authorize incurring costs.
> >
> > Historically, direction to the secretariat to set up lists, incur
> > costs, etc, has come from the Names Council, who represents the
> > constituencies. After all, the constituencies elected their NC reps.
> >
> >
> > Perhaps what is needed is a clear definition of who is authorized to
> > make these requests, and a procedure for GA chair to generate such
> > requests for authorization.
> >
> > Should the GA chair be able to generate such requests unilaterally?
> >
> > Or
> >
> > Should such requests be generated after consensus is reached on the
> > subject on the GA list or in face to face meetings
> >
> > Peter de Blanc
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org] On Behalf Of Bret
> > A. Fausett
> > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 11:23 AM
> > To: Gomes, Chuck; 'Patrick Corliss'; Philip Sheppard
> > Cc: M. Stuart Lynn, ICANN; [ga]
> > Subject: Re: [ga] President Younger's Independence Day Address to the
> > World
> >
> >
> > Gomes, Chuck wrote:
> > > Let me see if I understand this.  The constituencies pay for the
> > > services, but the GA wants to call the shots?
> >
> > The GA is _supposed to be_ an umbrella organization encompassing all
> > the constituencies, so the idea that resources could be allocated to
> > it without charging those who participate in it a separate fee isn't
> > that hard to accept. I hope the current problem of this being a de
> > facto place for unaffiliated DNSO participants will be cured when an
> > individual domain name owners constituency is finally chartered and
> > operational.
> >
> >       -- Bret
> >
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