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Re: Verisign insanity - Distributed non-attack

  • From: bdragon
  • Date: Tue Sep 16 18:37:38 2003 
> This is just another example of a virtual monopoly doing whatever them
> damn well please because .... THEY CAN.
> 
> Sorry to sound like a broken record, but we in the Inclusive Namespace
> have been saying this all along.
> 
> How about a world with 1000's of TLDs all operated by different people
> with NO restrictions imposed by a monopoly-supporting politburo (ICANN).

Then things would be a million times worse. At least thankfully we
have a monopoly regulator which _can_ force Verisign to undo the damage.

Your world would only promote registrars doing whatever they please.

Thankfully, for yet another reason, you aren't in control.