Seeing as this didn't appear to hit NANOG yet - Our dear friends at Verisign won the "Internet Villain" of the year award at the UK ISPA awards last night "for their presumption that they own the internet and the domain name system hijacking scandal". cheers, Ray Bellis -- Ray Bellis, MA(Oxon) - Technical Director community internet plc - ts.com Ltd Windsor House, 12 High Street, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 2PJ tel: +44 1865 856000 email: ray.bellis@community.net.uk fax: +44 1865 856001 web: http://www.community.net.uk/
Small clarification, this was award for year 2003. But I think they are planning on being nominated (and winning) this year as well ... On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Ray Bellis wrote:
Seeing as this didn't appear to hit NANOG yet -
Our dear friends at Verisign won the "Internet Villain" of the year award at the UK ISPA awards last night "for their presumption that they own the internet and the domain name system hijacking scandal".
cheers,
Ray Bellis
Jeepers. VGRS beat out the RIAA, the UK form of Total Misinformation Stupidity, a member of Parliment known to be dumber than a post, and a band of looters. Pity they didn't post rankings and ballots. http://www.ispaawards.org.uk/categories/villain.htm
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Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine -
Ray Bellis -
william(at)elan.net