Einar Stefferud <Steflist@THOR.NMA.COM> writes: > At 8:15 AM -0400 8/4/02, Melinda Shore wrote: > >Just because something is interesting or important or smells > >wonderful doesn't mean that this is the correct forum for > >discussing it. I agree with Caitlin that this is not the > >right place to be holding a political discussion about an > >external body. > > The root problem with your analysis is that the IETF/IAB had a large > role in the establishment of ICANN and in blessing its actions. Even were that once true (and it isn't really the case), I'd say it is far from clear that the discussion here serves any purpose. Even if the IETF had a potential role (which is also far from clear), it would be unreasonable to have a discussion of this heat and length on the main IETF list. .pm