[address-policy-wg] Summary of the PI Task Force's recent discussions

On Mon, 11 Aug 2003, Gert Doering wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 11:43:07AM +0200, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:
> > > If IANA/ICANN isn't working, give them a good beating, but please
> > > don't break policy to cover for human deficiencies.
> >
> > It is completely unrealistic. Do you really expect the European ccTLD
> > to be able to change Uncle Sam's policies and practices in the next
> > few years?
>
> As far as I understand, the threat from APNIC and RIPE to just ditch
> ICANN and get on without it seems to have had quite some effect.
>
> If all non-US-ccTLD registries (of which there are lots more than
> US-based) start beating ICANN with joint forces, I'm pretty sure that
> this will have an effect.

Has anyone tried serious reasoning with them about these delays???



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