Re: [ALSC-Forum] Re: Another model to consider

[Jeff Williams]

Thomas and all stakeholders or interested parties,

Thomas Roessler wrote:

> On 2001-08-21 22:33:57 -0700, Karl Auerbach wrote:
>
> >But I suspect that the number of instances when one is truely out
> >of reach will be fairly small - the remedies can range from the
> >slap-on-the wrist of ejection from the at-large
>
> This will be a really repelling punishment for the average spammer.
> NOT!

  I disagree.  The ejection is a bit extreme IMHO.  It amounts to
censorship.

>
>
> >to something more stringent, such as revocation of a domain name
> >(such revocation mechanisms could be imposed via the ICANN chain
> >of contracts or a DNSO consensus policy.)
>
> And this would hardly stand any test in court - it would be out of
> proportion.

  Well the UDRP directs that Domain Names can be taken away from the
truly rightful original registrant of a very loosely defined "Bad Faith"
claim..

>
>
> >And there are other protective techniques - I've done various
> >mailings to rented mailing lists.  The owners of those lists are
> >very nervous about the lists being stolen.  So the mailing list is
> >almost never directly placed into my control.  Rather it is given
> >to a trusted third party who will handle it per my instructions as
> >long as those instructions are consistent with the limitations
> >imposed by the list owner.
>
> How is that solution different from the one Esther proposed?

  Read Esthers proposal and than think.  After that is should become
clear...

>
>
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> Thomas Roessler                        http://log.does-not-exist.org/

Regards,

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