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Recent Political Cruft
by Patrick O'Brien 11 Nov '98

11 Nov '98

Joe, Thanks for WHOIS request. BTW I agree with Chris that the NZOG list should be for NZOG, I'm not a fan of multiple cross postings, and I've not subscribed to your list. ISOCNZ does have its list for whatever purposes it chooses. My regards, Patrick -----Original Message----- From: Joe Abley [SMTP:jabley(a)clear.co.nz] Sent: Thursday, November 12, 1998 10:09 AM To: Chris Wedgwood; nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Cc: jabley(a)clear.co.nz Subject: Re: Recent Political Cruft On Thu, Nov 12, 1998 at 09:47:07AM +1300, Chris Wedgwood wrote: > Isn't the recent political cruft and cross-posting (well, multiple > recipients) with isocnz-l, which, presumably, many of us get anyway > somewhat off-charter for this list? > > If I'm being anal, please tell me - but I'd really like this list to > stay away from the usually isocnz-l type flame wars. > > If we allow this list to sink to the level of others, it's usefulness > will be greatly reduced and the possibility of fragmentation becomes > greater... Yaay! The voice of reason. This list is here to discuss operational network issues and beer (not necessarily in that order). 2Day's personal issues with Domainz have been well documented elsewhere and it's simply annoying to see them being rehashed here. There was a reasonable question at the beginning of the tirade, which was whether there were any architectural suggestions which could be discussed in the NZNOG list to do with the domain registration process. I would like to see a whois server provisioned somewhere, so I can query (preferably in a RIPE-181 kind of a way) a subzone of the nz tld and get contact information... It's possible that the APNIC db will support the domain: records, in which case that's potentially a place that this information could be published. Something for domainz to think about? -- Joe Abley <jabley(a)clear.co.nz> Tel +64 9 912-4065, Fax +64 9 912-5008 Network Architect, CLEAR Net http://www.clear.net.nz/ --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Recent Political Cruft
by 2Day Chief Enthusiast 11 Nov '98

11 Nov '98

Joe Abley wrote:- >There was a reasonable question at the beginning of the tirade I thought it was too. >This list is here to discuss operational network issues and beer (not >necessarily in that order). 2Day's personal issues with Domainz have been >well documented elsewhere and it's simply annoying to see them being >rehashed here. I guess once some of the engineering issues we face become a problem for others, our position will be more widely understood. I apologise for the somewhat OT and terse exchange that occured. Back to the beer and networking :-) Speaking of which I see Brent Telfer of Telecom NZ has sent a letter to Netgate customers re IP routing. Top marks for having a go at explaining what its about. It will be interesting to see the response. regards Peter Mott Chief Enthusiast 2Day Internet Limited http://www.2day.net.nz -/- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Recent Political Cruft
by Chris Wedgwood 11 Nov '98

11 Nov '98

Isn't the recent political cruft and cross-posting (well, multiple recipients) with isocnz-l, which, presumably, many of us get anyway somewhat off-charter for this list? If I'm being anal, please tell me - but I'd really like this list to stay away from the usually isocnz-l type flame wars. If we allow this list to sink to the level of others, it's usefulness will be greatly reduced and the possibility of fragmentation becomes greater... -cw (looking now for the asbestos suit...) --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Industry specification for registry interface
by Chris O'Donoghue 10 Nov '98

10 Nov '98

>Actually I thought I might get some interest from those providers who are >seeking to drive down administration costs through automation, but clearly >there are none lurking here. Must still be plenty of margin in the access >business! > I have some interest in this but I think like a few others we just pulled our heads in, while you and Patrick had your wee tiff. Regards Chris --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Industry specification for registry interface
by 2Day Chief Enthusiast 10 Nov '98

10 Nov '98

Andy Linton wrote >If the point of your seeking NZNOG input is to politicise this group, to >make >NZNOG into a political football to push 2Day Internet's or your own >personal >agenda, then I want no part. Actually I thought I might get some interest from those providers who are seeking to drive down administration costs through automation, but clearly there are none lurking here. Must still be plenty of margin in the access business! regards Peter Mott Chief Enthusiast 2Day Internet Limited http://www.2day.net.nz -/- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Industry specification for registry interface
by Patrick O'Brien 10 Nov '98

10 Nov '98

Andy, Thanks. I'll resist the temptation to join at present, but will ask Dave Harpham our technical guy to sign up. My regards, Patrick -----Original Message----- From: Andy Linton [SMTP:asjl(a)netlink.net.nz] Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 3:33 PM To: Patrick O'Brien Cc: 'nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz' Subject: Re: Industry specification for registry interface Patrick O'Brien wrote: > > Peter, > > You wrote, > > > We are looking to improve our automated application ... > > I assumed that you meant 2Day Internet, which is why I refered to changes that > you are wanting to make. > > > My interest is contributing our experience and resources into > > a specification which can benefit the entire industry. > > I've no issues with that, but Domainz is part of that industry too. > > > It would be helpful if a technical resource from Domainz could be made > available to participate. > > If this is an ititiative of the NZOG group[, then again, I have no issues > there. > > As I admitted in my posting, I do not know the who/what/why of NZOG, nor had > any formal invitiation to be involved. Are you formally inviting DOmainz to > join on behalf of the group? > > > What has become clear to us as ... your delivery has been woefully > inadequate. > > Sorry Patrick, but I for one do not believe a word you say. > > I note 2Day Internet's personal views and claims. > > Sorry Peter, but I do not believe our delivery has been "woefully inadequate". > Is this the view of NZOG? > > If the point of your seeking Domainz input is to politicise this group, to make > Domainz into a political football to push 2Day Internet's or your own personal > agenda, then I want no part. I therefore need to re-assess my responses above. > > Can someone tell me who is the spokesperson for this group please, what its > objectives are, and whether there is a need for DOmainz to be involved? I don't believe there is a spokesperson for this group but I can state quite clearly here that Peter Mott does not speak for Netlink on this matter or any other. I don't know what agenda Peter is pushing either. Our experience with Domainz is positive with fast turnaround and low fees when compared with overseas registries. I paraphrase Patrick's comments above and direct them to Peter Mott: If the point of your seeking NZNOG input is to politicise this group, to make NZNOG into a political football to push 2Day Internet's or your own personal agenda, then I want no part. This list is open to interested parties - there is no need for a formal invitiation to Patrick or Domainz. To subscribe to nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: subscribe nznog --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Industry specification for registry interface
by Patrick O'Brien 10 Nov '98

10 Nov '98

Peter, You wrote, > We are looking to improve our automated application ... I assumed that you meant 2Day Internet, which is why I refered to changes that you are wanting to make. > My interest is contributing our experience and resources into > a specification which can benefit the entire industry. I've no issues with that, but Domainz is part of that industry too. > It would be helpful if a technical resource from Domainz could be made available to participate. If this is an ititiative of the NZOG group[, then again, I have no issues there. As I admitted in my posting, I do not know the who/what/why of NZOG, nor had any formal invitiation to be involved. Are you formally inviting DOmainz to join on behalf of the group? > What has become clear to us as ... your delivery has been woefully inadequate. > Sorry Patrick, but I for one do not believe a word you say. I note 2Day Internet's personal views and claims. Sorry Peter, but I do not believe our delivery has been "woefully inadequate". Is this the view of NZOG? If the point of your seeking Domainz input is to politicise this group, to make Domainz into a political football to push 2Day Internet's or your own personal agenda, then I want no part. I therefore need to re-assess my responses above. Can someone tell me who is the spokesperson for this group please, what its objectives are, and whether there is a need for DOmainz to be involved? My regards, Patrick -----Original Message----- From: 2Day Chief Enthusiast [SMTP:peter(a)2day.net.nz] Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 12:54 PM To: Patrick O'Brien; nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: Re: Industry specification for registry interface Patrick Obrien wrote:- >I've just been forwarded this note seeking your input for changes that Peter >wishes to make to his applications. Sorry, but thats not what I said. I post it again below:- >>Is this group interested in working with us to identify a common >>industry >>specification My interest is contributing our experience and resources into a specification which can benefit the entire industry. >From Domainz standpoint, I would ask that if you know of areas of weakness, or >areas that you wish to improve, then you draw up a list to forward them >directly to me. We think our time and that of other providers would be better spent on working together to come up with a specification. It would be helpful if a technical resource from Domainz could be made available to participate. >Clearly we are continually looking at improvements to the process, and any >thoughts that you do have, we would like to harmonise them inside our own >development priorities where sensible. What has become clear to us as your largest billing customer and manager of nearly 10% of commercial domains in NZ, is that whilst you say you are interested in improvements for the benefit of Internet providers, your delivery has been woefully inadequate. Sorry Patrick, but I for one do not believe a word you say. regards Peter Mott -----Original Message----- From: Patrick O'Brien [SMTP:p.o.brien(a)domainz.net.nz] Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 12:39 PM To: 'nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz' Subject: Industry specification for registry interface To NZOG members, I've just been forwarded this note seeking your input for changes that Peter wishes to make to his applications. >From Domainz standpoint, I would ask that if you know of areas of weakness, or areas that you wish to improve, then you draw up a list to forward them directly to me. Clearly we are continually looking at improvements to the process, and any thoughts that you do have, we would like to harmonise them inside our own development priorities where sensible. We also have to take into consideration the wishes of others that may not be members of NZOG (I do not know much about your, your role nor your composition, excuse my ignorance). My regards, PATRICK J O'BRIEN Fax: (04) 473-4569 Voice: (04) 473-4567 Mail: P.O.BRIEN(a)DOMAINZ.NET.NZ Web: http://www.DOMAINZ.NET.NZ ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: "2Day Chief Enthusiast" <peter(a)2day.net.nz> To: <nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Subject: Industry specification for registry interface Date sent: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 08:08:32 +1300 We are looking to improve our automated application which interfaces with Domainz. Whilst what we have does work, there is plenty of room for improvement. Is this group interested in working with us to identify a common industry specification which Domainz can use to improve the design of its system? regards Peter Mott Chief Enthusiast 2Day Internet Limited http://www.2day.net.nz --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Industry specification for registry interface
by Patrick O'Brien 10 Nov '98

10 Nov '98

Peter, > There has not been any discussion at this stage OK, I'll do nothing and await any approaches that NZOG feel appropriate > Please name anything substantive...Maybe I missed them. > Dont be so pathetic. I thought the issue was improvements in the Registry interface? Our goal is to improve service to name holders on a fair and equal basis. As the RFC 1591 Country mnager, we have a duty to serve the community in an equitable way. We don't specifically target Internet providers as the key beneficiaries, nor do we target them as victims. > All I wanted to see was ... And all I wanted to see was whether there were issues, what they were, and what role (if any) there was for DOmainz in helping address potential issues. Hence my original response. Regards, Patrick -----Original Message----- From: 2Day Chief Enthusiast [SMTP:peter(a)2day.net.nz] Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 2:02 PM To: Patrick O'Brien; nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: Re: Industry specification for registry interface >> It would be helpful if a technical resource from Domainz could be made >>available to participate. >If this is an ititiative of the NZOG group[, then again, I have no issues >there. There has not been any discussion at this stage. NZNOG may not be interested at all. We have to wait and see. >Sorry Peter, but I do not believe our delivery has been "woefully inadequate". > Is this the view of NZOG? Please name anything substantive you have done which specifically benefited Internet Providers. Maybe I missed them. >If the point of your seeking Domainz input is to politicise this group, to make >Domainz into a political football to push 2Day Internet's or your own personal >agenda, then I want no part. I therefore need to re-assess my responses above. Dont be so pathetic. All I wanted to see was whether the techno types subscribed here wanted to contribute to something I thought worthwhile. If you have a tech person that wants to join in then that would be great. regards Peter Mott -----Original Message----- From: Patrick O'Brien [SMTP:p.o.brien(a)domainz.net.nz] Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 1:40 PM To: 'nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz' Subject: Industry specification for registry interface Peter, You wrote, > We are looking to improve our automated application ... I assumed that you meant 2Day Internet, which is why I refered to changes that you are wanting to make. > My interest is contributing our experience and resources into > a specification which can benefit the entire industry. I've no issues with that, but Domainz is part of that industry too. > It would be helpful if a technical resource from Domainz could be made available to participate. If this is an ititiative of the NZOG group[, then again, I have no issues there. As I admitted in my posting, I do not know the who/what/why of NZOG, nor had any formal invitiation to be involved. Are you formally inviting DOmainz to join on behalf of the group? > What has become clear to us as ... your delivery has been woefully inadequate. > Sorry Patrick, but I for one do not believe a word you say. I note 2Day Internet's personal views and claims. Sorry Peter, but I do not believe our delivery has been "woefully inadequate". Is this the view of NZOG? If the point of your seeking Domainz input is to politicise this group, to make Domainz into a political football to push 2Day Internet's or your own personal agenda, then I want no part. I therefore need to re-assess my responses above. Can someone tell me who is the spokesperson for this group please, what its objectives are, and whether there is a need for DOmainz to be involved? My regards, Patrick -----Original Message----- From: 2Day Chief Enthusiast [SMTP:peter(a)2day.net.nz] Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 12:54 PM To: Patrick O'Brien; nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: Re: Industry specification for registry interface Patrick Obrien wrote:- >I've just been forwarded this note seeking your input for changes that Peter >wishes to make to his applications. Sorry, but thats not what I said. I post it again below:- >>Is this group interested in working with us to identify a common >>industry >>specification My interest is contributing our experience and resources into a specification which can benefit the entire industry. >From Domainz standpoint, I would ask that if you know of areas of weakness, or >areas that you wish to improve, then you draw up a list to forward them >directly to me. We think our time and that of other providers would be better spent on working together to come up with a specification. It would be helpful if a technical resource from Domainz could be made available to participate. >Clearly we are continually looking at improvements to the process, and any >thoughts that you do have, we would like to harmonise them inside our own >development priorities where sensible. What has become clear to us as your largest billing customer and manager of nearly 10% of commercial domains in NZ, is that whilst you say you are interested in improvements for the benefit of Internet providers, your delivery has been woefully inadequate. Sorry Patrick, but I for one do not believe a word you say. regards Peter Mott -----Original Message----- From: Patrick O'Brien [SMTP:p.o.brien(a)domainz.net.nz] Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 12:39 PM To: 'nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz' Subject: Industry specification for registry interface To NZOG members, I've just been forwarded this note seeking your input for changes that Peter wishes to make to his applications. >From Domainz standpoint, I would ask that if you know of areas of weakness, or areas that you wish to improve, then you draw up a list to forward them directly to me. Clearly we are continually looking at improvements to the process, and any thoughts that you do have, we would like to harmonise them inside our own development priorities where sensible. We also have to take into consideration the wishes of others that may not be members of NZOG (I do not know much about your, your role nor your composition, excuse my ignorance). My regards, PATRICK J O'BRIEN Fax: (04) 473-4569 Voice: (04) 473-4567 Mail: P.O.BRIEN(a)DOMAINZ.NET.NZ Web: http://www.DOMAINZ.NET.NZ ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: "2Day Chief Enthusiast" <peter(a)2day.net.nz> To: <nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Subject: Industry specification for registry interface Date sent: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 08:08:32 +1300 We are looking to improve our automated application which interfaces with Domainz. Whilst what we have does work, there is plenty of room for improvement. Is this group interested in working with us to identify a common industry specification which Domainz can use to improve the design of its system? regards Peter Mott Chief Enthusiast 2Day Internet Limited http://www.2day.net.nz --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Industry specification for registry interface
by 2Day Chief Enthusiast 10 Nov '98

10 Nov '98

>> It would be helpful if a technical resource from Domainz could be made >>available to participate. >If this is an ititiative of the NZOG group[, then again, I have no issues >there. There has not been any discussion at this stage. NZNOG may not be interested at all. We have to wait and see. >Sorry Peter, but I do not believe our delivery has been "woefully inadequate". > Is this the view of NZOG? Please name anything substantive you have done which specifically benefited Internet Providers. Maybe I missed them. >If the point of your seeking Domainz input is to politicise this group, to make >Domainz into a political football to push 2Day Internet's or your own personal >agenda, then I want no part. I therefore need to re-assess my responses above. Dont be so pathetic. All I wanted to see was whether the techno types subscribed here wanted to contribute to something I thought worthwhile. If you have a tech person that wants to join in then that would be great. regards Peter Mott Chief Enthusiast 2Day Internet Limited http://www.2day.net.nz -/- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Industry specification for registry interface
by 2Day Chief Enthusiast 10 Nov '98

10 Nov '98

Patrick Obrien wrote:- >I've just been forwarded this note seeking your input for changes that Peter >wishes to make to his applications. Sorry, but thats not what I said. I post it again below:- >>Is this group interested in working with us to identify a common >>industry >>specification My interest is contributing our experience and resources into a specification which can benefit the entire industry. >From Domainz standpoint, I would ask that if you know of areas of weakness, or >areas that you wish to improve, then you draw up a list to forward them >directly to me. We think our time and that of other providers would be better spent on working together to come up with a specification. It would be helpful if a technical resource from Domainz could be made available to participate. >Clearly we are continually looking at improvements to the process, and any >thoughts that you do have, we would like to harmonise them inside our own >development priorities where sensible. What has become clear to us as your largest billing customer and manager of nearly 10% of commercial domains in NZ, is that whilst you say you are interested in improvements for the benefit of Internet providers, your delivery has been woefully inadequate. Sorry Patrick, but I for one do not believe a word you say. regards Peter Mott Chief Enthusiast 2Day Internet Limited http://www.2day.net.nz -/- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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