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President of Tucows in Response to SiteFinder

• Comment posted Oct 01, 2003 9:17 pm PDT — by Jeff
  "Now isn't life simple ;-)" Yes, life certainly is simple. PEOPLE, on the other hand, are about as complicated as things can get. VeriSign has really stepped in it this time. I've noted less-than-sterling customer service in the past, so…

ICANN and the Virtues of Deliberative Policymaking - Part I

• Comment posted Dec 31, 2003 6:19 pm PST — by Jeff
  I think that the main problem with ICANN is that they have little actual power. It's kind of like Moses and the Ten Commandments- yes, they can make rules, but when it comes to making people follow them, the consequences…

Governments and Governance

• Comment posted Apr 16, 2004 3:25 pm PDT — by Jeff
  "Finally, the fact that some countries are worried about the sudden free flow of information into otherwise closed societies should be hailed as a great victory for the decentralized architecture of the Internet and the extraordinary opportunities for publishing and…

New TLD Public Comments: Jumping-to-Conclusions?

• Comment posted Apr 16, 2004 3:08 pm PDT — by Jeff
  "didn't read the part where it's explained that only the owner of a domain can buy the corresponding .Mail domain, and if they don't, nobody else can" Only one small comment, or rather question, not having the time to wade…

An Open Letter to NTIA, ICANN, and IANA

• Comment posted Oct 13, 2004 3:38 pm PDT — by Jeff
  I think that Karl's complaint is even more widely spread than that. I think that any major change to the root servers should first be viewed by asking the question 'Are there any benefits to be gained from this change…

How a Security Specialist Fell Victim to Attack

• Comment posted May 24, 2005 7:17 pm PDT — by Jeff
  Mr. Macquigg's niavete is refreshing, but it looks like you've uncovered yet another one of those situations where all the security preparedness in the world isn't going to do you any good. The sad part is that all you can…