On Fri, 2 Aug 2002, Einar Stefferud wrote: > Maybe they think that .AOL.COM is the only useful domain name, but > even AOL was too dumb to figure out that getting .AOL would solve a > lot of the problems they have trying to round up the likes of AOL.BR, > and such. exactly. namespace is a very large place - there's room for everyone. > There is nothing wrong with .AOL and .IBM and .MSN solving their DNS > registry problems by getting TLDs for themselves, as compared with > warping ICANN into a protection device for the Intellectual > Properties that use their trademarks. > but, AOL is missing lots of things so none of this is even slightly odd. a nice perfect way of organizing namespace. you look sort of like vint. a little plastic surgery and bingo ... the orsc can replace you with vint at icann. thats one way of saving icann .. put you in charge - but it's only going to happen covertly. maybe the cia would like to save the reputation of the USG and covertly put you in charge as vint. regards joe