Re: [atlarge-discuss] Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] ISOC to bid on .org

["Micheal Sherrill" <micheal@beethoven.com>]

I use Whois all the time to fight SPAM.

Regards,   

Micheal Sherrill

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: eric@hi-tek.com
Date:  Sun, 09 Jun 2002 20:45:30 -0700

Todd,

"There needs to be an easy way"
"Public domain that is published"

I find both of these an anathema to privacy rights.

Please take the liberal time to trace the development of the Whois.

Whois is strictly, as it exists today a product of knowing who people
are for
the purpose of suing them for trademark purposes.
Please explain a need for public knowledge otherwise.
I am at a loss as to any other reason for having a whois.

Restructure needs to occur outside not inside.

Eric

todd glassey wrote:

> Erik, if not Whois then what. There needs to be an easy way to find the
> contact points for any public domain that is published out of any root
> servers tables. Registrars or otherwise. Likewise the complex registration
> data and addresses are also an issue.
>
> Todd
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <eric@hi-tek.com>
> To: "todd glassey" <todd.glassey@worldnet.att.net>
> Cc: "Jeff Williams" <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>; "James Love"
> <james.love@cptech.org>; "Kent Crispin" <kent@songbird.com>;
> <discuss@icann-ncc.org>; "atlarge discuss list"
> <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>; "General Assembly of the DNSO"
> <ga@dnso.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 11:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] ISOC to bid on .org
>
> > No!
> >
> > The whois is a crock of the worst crap ever developed.
> >
> > Review the data on which Verisign was bought and sold.
> >
> > They sold the database not the working registration base.
> >
> > There needs to be no farmable/harvestable data base.
> >
> > This is a non retractable and incontrovertible position of any caring
> soul.
> >
> > Destruction of this existing spam organism is in compliance with ISOs and
> all
> > existing BTAs and the WTO.
> >
> > WIPO is evil and insists on the existence.
> >
> > Whois as it exists is wrong.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > todd glassey wrote:
> >
> > > So then there needs to be two sets of administrative data. The public
> and
> > > the non public. Seems pretty simple.
> > >
> > > Todd
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jeff Williams" <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>
> > > To: "todd glassey" <todd.glassey@worldnet.att.net>
> > > Cc: "James Love" <james.love@cptech.org>; "Kent Crispin"
> > > <kent@songbird.com>; <discuss@icann-ncc.org>; "atlarge discuss list"
> > > <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>; "General Assembly of the DNSO"
> > > <ga@dnso.org>
> > > Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 7:05 PM
> > > Subject: [atlarge-discuss] Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] ISOC to bid on .org
> > >
> > > > Todd and all,
> > > >
> > > > todd glassey wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > The problem with the WHOIS data is that so much of it is bogus. Many
> > > many
> > > > > domains are registered with fictitious names and addresses.
> > > >
> > > >   Yes this is a problem.  But it is one that has been a knee jerk
> > > > reaction
> > > > from registrants wanting their privacy protected in Whois data, and
> > > > ICANN
> > > > refusing to acknowledge that.  All that is needed is valid contact
> > > > for the Admin. for the Domain Name.  The registrants private and
> > > > personal physical address is not needed.  Hence fictitious addresses
> > > > and E-Mail contact addresses are used as a workaround.  This of course
> > > > can and does cause various problems that could be avoided were it not
> > > > for the ICANN staff and to a lesser degree, the ICANN BoD's refusal
> > > > to recognize the right to a persons personal privacy..
> > > >
> > > > > One of my
> > > > > favorites was one domain registered with its local address as an
> empty
> > > > > field. The email address was a Yahoo one and disappeared right after
> the
> > > > > domain was issued.
> > > > >
> > > > > The problem is that the registrar's know that this is going on and
> > > without a
> > > > > reason to change, they have no impetus to make sure that the domain
> name
> > > > > contact points are real.
> > > > >
> > > > > Todd
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "James Love" <james.love@cptech.org>
> > > > > To: "Kent Crispin" <kent@songbird.com>; <discuss@icann-ncc.org>
> > > > > Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 8:07 AM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] ISOC to bid on .org
> > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Kent Crispin" <kent@songbird.com>
> > > > > > : Does this mean that you are strongly in favor of accurate,
> public
> > > whois
> > > > > > : data?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  I do believe that a government policy in favor of accurate whois
> data
> > > is
> > > > > a
> > > > > > reasonable measure to address unlawful activity on the Internet.
> How
> > > > > > "public" that data is probably not a simple binary set of choices,
> and
> > > I
> > > > > > also support methods of addressing legitimate privacy concerns.
> But I
> > > > > would
> > > > > > certainly agree that the MPAA or the BSA should be able to
> determine
> > > who
> > > > > is
> > > > > > the registrant for a web site that was disseminating infringing
> > > materials,
> > > > > > and I understand why governments want to require this.  I don't
> think
> > > > > ICANN
> > > > > > itself has to go further in terms of enforcement of copyright or
> other
> > > law
> > > > > > enforcement issues, other than to obey laws passed by real
> > > governments.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > :
> > > > > > : >   The fact that it is "working" in the CIRA is relevant
> > > > > > : > information.
> > > > > > :
> > > > > > : Nope.  Not "fact".
> > > > > > :
> > > > > > : 1) It is not a "fact" that it is "working" for CIRA - the low
> > > turnouts
> > > > > > : raise some serious questions that you and Hans wave away because
> it
> > > > > > : doesn't fit with your ideology.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >      This is insulting and silly.  What is your "ideology" about
> the
> > > CIRA?
> > > > > > Is it "ideological" to disagree with you?  What is the "ideology"
> > > > > regarding
> > > > > > popular democratic elections?  Being against fascism, communism or
> > > other
> > > > > > authoritarian systems?  This is really silly.   I'm happy to look
> at
> > > more
> > > > > > elitist models, and have even proposed one that I would be ok
> with.
> > > If
> > > > > you
> > > > > > shrunk ICANN and have a narrow terms of reference, you could
> probably
> > > have
> > > > > > lots of different entities do it, maybe even John Postel if he was
> > > still
> > > > > > around.   But looking at the well functioning .ca ccTLD, which
> works,
> > > is
> > > > > > stable, has a well qualified board, and has adopted "best
> practice"
> > > > > > policies, makes it hard to dismiss, unless one has a bias.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What is your point on the turnout?  How can you say that any
> > > partricular
> > > > > > level of turnout is too low?  You just winging this one?  Because
> you
> > > > > don't
> > > > > > like Karl and Andy?  I have said that a 1 percent turnout for the
> GDSO
> > > > > would
> > > > > > be fine with me.   What is your basis for saying 1 percent would
> be
> > > too
> > > > > low?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I would be happy to take a random sample of domain holders, and
> have
> > > them
> > > > > > choose some board members.   Lots of things might work.  You never
> > > bother
> > > > > to
> > > > > > defend anything positive in terms of board selection.  You hate
> > > popular
> > > > > > elections, but what is your alternative?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > : 2) It is not a "fact" that the CIRA elections are relevant to
> ICANN.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >     Certainly they are relevant, but also certrainly some ICANN
> staff
> > > and
> > > > > > Board want to pretend they are not relevant.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > :
> > > > > > : >  The fact that Jonathan Cohen is on both the CIRA and the
> > > > > > : > ICANN board illustrates that ICANN board me be over reacting
> to
> > > Karl
> > > > > and
> > > > > > : > Andy's elections.
> > > > > > :
> > > > > > : Nope.  Not fact that Jonathan Cohen's positions illustrates
> anything
> > > > > > : about the ICANN's boards reactions.  The quality of the elected
> > > > > > : directors is simply a red herring.  The issue is the director
> > > selection
> > > > > > : process, not the current directors.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >     The quality of the elected directors seems to be one of the
> two
> > > most
> > > > > > important outcomes to me.  The second one being fairness.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >     When ICANN can come up with a system that addresses both the
> > > quality
> > > > > and
> > > > > > the fairness issue, let's look at it, as a real alternative to a
> > > popular
> > > > > > democracy.    We know what you don't like.  What do you like?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > : > I'm not really a hard liner even on the issue of at large
> > > elections.
> > > > > I
> > > > > > : > can imagine ways of organizing a shrunken ICANN where
> elections
> > > really
> > > > > > are
> > > > > > : > not needed, or other systems of electing a board would be ok.
> The
> > > > > > details
> > > > > > : > are everything.   But the idea that elections are not feasible
> or
> > > > > don't
> > > > > > : > produce good board members isn't true empirically, either for
> > > ICANN or
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > : > CIRA.
> > > > > > :
> > > > > > : You mixed up 4 different things; I'll just address one: the
> > > empirical
> > > > > > : evidence from the ICANN elections is very strong that they are
> > > simply
> > > > > > : not feasible, and that is well documented -- eg, the method of
> voter
> > > > > > : identification (physical mail) simply didn't work (there was a
> huge
> > > > > > : amount of returned mail from China, for example).
> > > > > >
> > > > > >     Well, ICANN's own study said the elections were feasiable, as
> > > pointed
> > > > > > out by Adam.     The proposal was to use domain name registrations
> for
> > > > > voter
> > > > > > registration, and why won't that work?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >     Also, who on ICANN staff works on the at-large.org web site
> and
> > > the
> > > > > > at-large.org activities?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --------------------------------
> > > > > > James Love mailto:james.love@cptech.org
> > > > > > http://www.cptech.org +1.202.387.8030 mobile +1.202.361.3040
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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