LB: Randy has responded quite publicly. I think his position is quite clear. So, the next step is up to you. Russ At 08:38 PM 3/20/2008, LB wrote: >Dear Sir, >Like other members of the multilinguistic working list to which I >belong, since 2002 I received a copy of the mails exchanged between >JFC Morfin and your organization, on IDNs then langtags. And we have >often discussed them. I do not thus ignore big matter of this subject > >As JFC Morfin got everything we wanted except again: >(1) that the WG-IDNABIS quickly demonstrates the merits of IDNA or >finds a better solution. >(2) that the RFC 4646 is respected by the IESG what also calls for the >RFC 4646bis underway. >I proposed to replace him as an IETF watcher, given the importance of >his current work. > >In two months, I sent a half-dozen of messages and received courteous >answers. Of course I expected a possible ostracism. I was prepared to >respond with kind understanding. This was the case with Brian >Carpenter. He accused me of being JFC Morfin in an humorous but a way >a little hurtful. We exchanged and he had the courtesy to apologize >willingly and and to inform the IESG about it. > >I would have done the same with Randy Preshun if contacted me, even >impolitely, even after having ignored my question about a significant >breakthrough for us he implied, even after that he probably pushed a >"trap" by misrepresenting our position and that of ISO. Instead, he >dashes into a guerilla of racist censorship against me: it is because >of the MLTF ideas that he accuses me of not being me. > >2008/3/20, Randy Presuhn <randy_presuhn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > Hi - > > > > There have been expressions of support, and no objections on this list, > > to the proposed metric (and one off-list objection by JFC Morfin) for > > identifying possible sock-puppets of those whose posting privileges > > have been revoked pursuant to RFC 3683. So, we're using it. > > > > We engaged the procedure with three independent working group > participants. > > All three identified the same email address, which was also > identified by the > > responsible area director and both co-chairs. Consequently, > future postings > > from lbleriot@xxxxxxxxx will not be delivered, since we believe > this address > > is a sock-puppet for JFC Morfin. > > > > Randy > > ltru co-chair > >You will understand that I have reached an age where I am not >impressed anymore and that I have time for a good cause: >-- or Randy Preshun apologizes and it stays there. >-- or he has suspended my rights without warning and is preparing for >a PR action against me without any reason. He does it with the support >of our two direct commercial competitors in his WG. Under these >conditions you will understand that I am not to be giving anything >that enables them to validate a practice of arbitrary exclusion of the >IETF. Today I, whom tomorrow? >-- >LB _______________________________________________ IETF mailing list IETF@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf