Fw: Abuse of ccTLD powers

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

-----Original Message-----
From: Veni Markovski <veni@isoc.bg>
To: Jim Fleming <JimFleming@unety.net>; anr-talk@anr.org <anr-talk@anr.org>;
apple@apnic.net <apple@apnic.net>; mueller@syr.edu <mueller@syr.edu>
Cc: IFWP ORG <ifwp@ifwp.org>; tld-wg@ripe.net <tld-wg@ripe.net>;
DOMAIN-POLICY@LISTS.INTERNIC.NET <DOMAIN-POLICY@LISTS.INTERNIC.NET>;
isoc-eu@imag.fr <isoc-eu@imag.fr>
Date: Monday, August 03, 1998 3:42 AM
Subject: Re: Abuse of ccTLD powers


>Jim, please forward to the appropriate lists, as I'm not subscribed to most
>of them)
>
>More than 6 months ago, when I was telling each and everyone of you about
>the problems with the .bg TLDA (see details at
ttp://www.bol.bg/protest/  -
>English version is also available), Mr. Postel answered me that there's no
>conflict of interests, since I am the only one to have written him?!
>The Bulgarian TLDA is behaving in total disaccordance with the current
RIPE,
>IANA and Bulgarian Laws; they are combining at the same time ISP and a
>public service. They've decided to introduce a tax for registering new
>domain ($ 50), plus a yearly tax ($ 50); that's more than twice as high as
>in the US, yet in Bulgaria average monthly payment is $ 100! This brings
>them about $ 20-30 thousand per year - money that could be used for the
good
>of all the Internet in Bulgaria, and not only for the profit of one private
>company which is misusing it's monopolist situation
>
>Noone from abroad except for 8 European ISOC
(http://www.isoc.bg/disc_e.htm)
>representatives supported us in our protest.
>
>Mr. Postel is obviously and unonditionally taking side of the current TLDA
>in Bulgaria, eventhough they've shown their disrespect towards the Internet
>community in the country.
>He could have at least asked for more details from the Internet Society -
>Bulgaria, and from other interested parties to learn the trutn.
>
>
>regards,
>Veni Markovski,
>Chairman, the Internet Society - Bulgaria
>p.o.box 71, Sofia 1164, Bulgaria
>phone +359-2-9809666, phone/fax: () 9806431
>
>p.s. off topic. I had a domain veni.bg, which was stopped, eventhough I've
>paid in advance some money, and have specifically expressed my interest in
>keeping my domain but in return for my money I wanted a contract from the
>.bg TLDA. The contract was never received, but the domain was stopped. Now
I
>had to register veni.com to be able to have private correspondence.
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: mueller <mueller@syr.edu>
>>To: apple@apnic.net <apple@apnic.net>; anr-talk@anr.org <anr-talk@anr.org>
>>Date: Sunday, August 02, 1998 11:34 AM
>>Subject: Abuse of ccTLD powers
>>
>>
>>>Apple members:
>>>If you read the following news article, you will see how control of a
>>>ccTLD can be abused for economic reasons. This is why many of us coming
>>>out of Geneva are concerned about the efforts of ccTLD registrars to
>>>organize themselves as a political bloc. I hope any apple member who is
>>>interested in maintaining a free and open Internet will attend the
>>>Singapore meeting with this in mind. I also hope that the Asia Pacific
>>>Internet Association members who are part of the IFWP steering committee
>>>will make it clear that they oppose such absuses, otherwise they may
>>>begin to lose the trust of the international community.
>>>--MM
>>>
>>>http://www.sjmercury.com/asia/center/japan080198.htm
>>>
>>>* APPLe: To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe" to apple-request@apnic.net *
>>>
>>
>>Milton,
>>
>>This is not the only ccTLD with such practices.
>>Jon Postel's IANA has allowed people to obtain
>>top level domains and claim they have the
>>support of the government. When challenged,
>>they claim they have the support of the people.
>>When really challenged, they claim to have the
>>support of ISPs. In some cases, they are that
>>ISP. In other words, they endorse themselves.
>>
>>This is one of the reasons why experts in this
>>area have concluded that TLDs should be TLDs
>>because there is no way to clean up the existing
>>mess and little benefit in doing it. The general
>>public needs to be better educated about the
>>fraud and corruption in ccTLDs. In some areas
>>of the world, this is done and their solution is
>>to send everyone to .COM. That is one of the
>>reasons why it is so crowded.
>>
>>
>>Jim Fleming
>>Unir Corporation - http://www.unir.com
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