Is this Open - NOT Re: [governance] IGF Workshop: DNS and Root Zone File Management

Joe Baptista baptista at cynikal.net
Wed Nov 1 21:11:37 EST 2006


Well whatever happened the glitch seemed to have disappeared after I 
complained often.  So yes I was eventally able to login under my proper 
name.  Obviously the glitch understood the concept of equal and fair access.

cheers
joe

Derrick L. Cogburn wrote:

> Dear Joe,
>  
> As you now know, this was not true.  No one - including you - was 
> "banned" from attending the session.  I apologize for whatever glitch 
> prevented you from logging in initially under whatever name you wanted 
> to use (an applaud your tenacity in logging in under another name). 
>  However, you were able to log out, and log back in under your 
> preferred name - Joe Baptista - so you saw that you were not banned 
> from participating.  Thanks for your attendance.
>  
> Cheers,
> Derrick
>  
> >>> baptista at cynikal.net 11/01/06 10:19 am >>>
>  
> I just logged into this - and have discovered that my name "Joe
>  
> Baptista" is banned from logging in.  Obviously the people behind this
>  
> nonsense (Milton Muller??) do not subscribe in practice to the so called
>  
> open stakeholder participatio model they worship.
>  
>  
> Censoring people is not proper.
>  
>  
> regards
>  
> joe baptista
>  
>  
> Brenden Kuerbis wrote:
>  
>  
> >Dear all,
>  
> >
>  
> >If you are not in Athens, or are attending a concurrent workshop, please
>  
> >feel free to drop in online on the workshop, "DNS and Root Zone File
>  
> >Management". This workshop, sponsored by the Third World Network, the
>  
> >Government of Brazil and the Internet Governance Project looks at the
>  
> >Domain Name System (DNS) and root zone file management. The DNS is a
>  
> >critical part of the Internet's infrastructure and has served Internet
>  
> >users well, but it has some well-known vulnerabilities. These problems
>  
> >can be exploited to engage in disruptive or criminal acts which can
>  
> >threaten commerce, reputation, or security. In response to these
>  
> >threats, the IETF proposed the Domain Name System Security Extensions
>  
> >(DNSSEC). DNSSEC introduces public-key cryptographic signatures into the
>  
> >DNS infrastructure to ensure the integrity and authenticity of
>  
> >information retrieved by DNS resolver queries. In addition to posing
>  
> >numerous technical challenges, the implementation of DNSSEC requires
>  
> >making substantial operational and policy decisions concerning the root.
>  
> >These decisions will impact all root server operators, all domain name
>  
> >registries (including ccTLDs), as well as DNS name server operators,
>  
> >resolver software and application developers, and end users. The panel
>  
> >will examine DNSSEC from the end user and ccTLD and gTLD registries
>  
> >perspective, while members of ICANN's SSAC, Generic Names Supporting
>  
> >Organization (GNSO) and the Third World Network will explore the
>  
> >accountability and transperency of policy decisions pertaining to
>  
> >changes made at the root.
>  
> >
>  
> >Attendees will be able to pose questions or participate in the
>  
> >discussion either in person or online using Elluminate. Your computer
>  
> >will need speakers and/or a microphone in order to participate.
>  
> >
>  
> >Click here -
>  
> >http://cotelco.syr.edu/Webconferencing/tabid/219/Default.aspx - to join
>  
> >the meeting.
>  
> >
>  
> >If this is the first time you will be using Elluminate, your computer
>  
> >will download Java-based client software (around 5 minutes) when you
>  
> >click the link above.  Once setup is complete, you will then be
>  
> >redirected to the meeting.
>  
> >
>  
> >Hope to see you in person or online!
>  
> >
>  
> >Best,
>  
> >
>  
> >Brenden Kuerbis
>  
> >Internet Governance Project
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> >
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