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tomodog |
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Mon, March 12, 2001 at 3:44 AM GMT |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer V5.0 using Windows 98 |
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Verisign Holds a Public Trust - Not a Private Label |
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Bad idea to hand this domain over to Non Profit Organizations (NPOs)exclusively.
NSI has given out these DOT.ORGs without qualification for years. Real NPOs
needing to displace 'squatters' have a system in place to deal with it. But
the reverse is not true. Legitimate holders of ORG domains have no alternate
places to go in many cases. This is a heavy handed opt-out of the civil responsibilities
ICANN has with the obvious objective of fattening someone's wallet. I don't
think the Government's intent with privatizing the process was to make it a profit
center for privately held corporations. I believe it was to relieve the taxpayer
of the burden of paying to sustain these public systems. See the US Postal
Service for an example of a public trust that has been (some might say successfully)
turned over to private industry without harming the public interest. The DOT.PRO
domain is a sell-out since the public no longer has any input to how that domain
is doled out. The holder of the right to distribute them has unilaterally generated
a list of eligible 'professionals' who may hold a DOT.PRO. Others need not
apply... Are you a professional? Do you do proefessional work?
Are you on the list?
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