Changing the Rules...

Thu May 22 06:18:32 UTC 1997

On Thu, 22 May 1997, Perry E. Metzger wrote:

> Duane Little writes:
> > Gee, this sort of thing looks a lot like the routine abuse of position
> > and authority which is the usual result of a monopoly.
> > 
> > The monopoly in this case?  --- IANA.
> 
> The government of Hati sent Jon Postel a request that the .HT domain
> be reassigned. The wishes of the government were followed. Is it your
> contention that the wishes of the Hatian government should NOT have
> been followed? Can you give us a basis in international law that makes
> you think Jon is in a position to deny the request of a sovereign
> state? Do you think the U.S. State Department would be pleased with
> Jon if he were to decide arbitrarily to assign any ISO-3166 TLD
> against the wishes of the government of that country?

SKYSCAPE had offered IANA/Jon Postel to fund the ".ca" domain at no 
cost and no prejudice based on the premise and understanding that the 
Canadian government had stopped funding the project. SKYSCAPE was willing 
to fund the existing infrastructure as is (our cost).

> 
> What would you have Jon do instead? Can you formulate a better policy?
> 
> You really just plain do not know what you are talking about or
> understand it.
> 
> Perry
> Speaking personally, and not in any official capacity
> 