Russ

Reading your emails makes me think of this:
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it." (George Bernard Shaw)

On 29 Mar 2012, at 13:38, russ@cons... wrote:

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> May people are complaining about RIPE whois access

Who?


> as well as access to many domain registrars

Who?

If you're going to make claims then you need to be able to back them up with evidence.


> .  You are not the only person using the Internet but your attitude is common among self-proclaimed abuse experts.


What exactly is my supposed attitude?

And I've never proclaimed myself to be anything - at least I don't recall doing so

> The only thing that matters is their person experience and not the many millions of Internet users.

There's nothing to stop you, or anyone else, from joining ICANN working groups


>   You personally sit on some of these ICANN whois committees

No I don't

I'm involved in several ICANN working groups, but I'm not involved in any dealing with WHOIS.


> and it is clear you are not considering all the relevant issues (see my ICANN comments to the whois and fake renewal committees

I did and they were completely irrelevant, as you used the ICANN public comments to complain about something related to your experiences with RIPE.


> ).  The point is that a small group of people with limited experience sit on all these committees

Really?

Is that based on fact or just your opinion?


> and most users are locked out of the process

How are people "locked out"?

When was the last time you tried to join an ICANN working group?



> and people like you go around ridiculing people

That's borderline defamatory and if nothing else quite insulting



> and trying to get them to drop out of the process.

Again - defamatory


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> The issue has not fully been addressed because RIPE will not release the legal opinions related to whois access (something you go out of your way to avoid addressing).


Last time I checked I don't work for RIPE


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> Thank You
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Regards

Michele

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