Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered:
I said:
I also don't see any discussion on what ICANN was during during the .................................................oops doing during hijack situation; maybe I missed that part.
i dont believe this is icanns responsibility.. it is however their responsibility to ensure proper registry procedures are put in place to prevent this kind of occurance and provide emergency procedures for reversals when problems such as suspected hijacks are encountered.
We could get clear off-scale on the OffTopic alarm really fast; so I'll leave this by saying: a) Exactly what's ICANN function/purpose/jurisdiction is an Interesting Question, suited for long debate...elsewhere. b) Direct mandated responsibility is only one motivator. "It's not my job, man..." is a narrow way to accomplish anything, no matter what the goal. c) I was merely pointing out the ICANN report might have left some things out. Say, when did what ICANN official learn of the hijack, and what if anything did {s}he do & when? [i.e call anyone else, notify X, etc...] -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433