Danny and all my friends, My response interspersed below... Danny Younger wrote:
Jeff,
The article provided for your reference pointed to continued issues with regard to transfers. Front-running is a separate matter, which contrary to your claims has not been discontinued. For reference please see this article posted just two days ago -- http://blogs.computerworld.com/forward/7217/email_ref
Indeed. But you know as well as I do that Front Running is but another FORM of Domain Name Tasting in another name or label...
You may also choose to refer to the extensive commentary on the topic at Slashdot posted yesterday -- see http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/15/2121200
Did so. Thanks.
and for another twist on NetSol matters, look at http://www.entlawdigest.com/(S(renb53v3amsve145v0aa4r55))/LawReport/ViewRepo...
which states: "A federal class action claims Network Solutions makes its customers private email messages publicly available on the Internet through common search engines such as Google, in violation of state and federal laws."
Yes. And the conclusion of this case will be interesting. Recently Google sent me an email asking me if I wanted any of my postings removed from Google. I replied in the affirmative. Ergo, it seems that Google is finally following through from a few months ago in respecting individual privacy all be in doing so, they are extremely slow... Personally I believe Google's web site should be taken down until or unless they fully respect individuals privacy. But of course that will never happen....
While the entire world it seems is talking about NetSol's abusive practices (including the ICANN Board -- see http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-23jan08.htm), the ALAC, in its role as the "voice of the individual Internet users" has absolutely nothing to say on the topic...
Yes. This is both odd, and perhaps contrived. It appears that those in control of the ALAC mailing list forums are seeking to Censor any remarks or comments which contain any mention of same. See:http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org/2008q1... giving the excuse that when doing so they are mis characterized as "Personal Attacks". Here no evil, see no evil, perhaps?
no policy recommendations, no request for an issues report, no request for a PDP, no request to ICANN Staff for feedback as to whether NetSol practices constitute a violation of the RAA -- instead, the ALAC appears to be either totally clueless or horribly irresponsible -- but what can you really expect from a bunch of people that are just pretending to be the at-large so that they can continue to milk the ICANN cash cow? If they really were the at-large, we would have heard their outrage about these situations... instead all we hear are their ongoing requests for even more money while registrants receive no assistance whatsoever from their "Voice" within ICANN.
Sadly, you have a good point. >:( But of course such a point will be again mis characterized as a "Personal Attack", yet again... And so, the ICANN personal identities saga sadly continues unabated... Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 277k members/stakeholders strong!) "Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" - Abraham Lincoln "Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] =============================================================== Updated 1/26/04 CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC. ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com My Phone: 214-244-4827
--- "Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
Danny and all my friends,
It is clear that NSOL is, or was involved in Front Running seemingly to thwart Domain Name Tasting. However as we know, this was admitted on the GA list by a NSOL employee. However after some public exposier by several GA members expressing a strong desire for NSOL to discontnue this practice for obvious good reasons, NSOL subsequently for the time being, discontinued this errant and disgusting practice.