[28132] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: NetSol screwing the pooch?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William Allen Simpson)
Thu Apr 13 23:11:36 2000
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 23:08:18 -0400
From: William Allen Simpson <wsimpson@greendragon.com>
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To: Vadim Antonov <avg@kotovnik.com>
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The problem isn't ICANN, the problem is the USG giving NetSol legally
binding (in the US) exclusive rights. Recently, another 4 years....
Of course, the ISPs could host a revolution. You have some experience
with that.
Vadim Antonov wrote:
> I find it amusing that large ISPs tolerate NSI for so long despite the
> enormous costs its incompetence imposes on their businesses. Now the bunch of
> self-proclaimed rule-setters called "ICANN" is going to screw them even more.
>...
> Despite the
> cut-throat competition in the market, ISPs managed to maintain a coherent and
> functioning global routing infrastructure. The DNS is as essential for their
> customers as the actual packet transport; so i think it is time for competent
> people to take over it, too.
>
> Now, the question is when the ISP managers will wake up and get a clue.
>
WSimpson@UMich.edu
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