comments inline. only because you continue to make ever broader accusations
do I respond.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: domainwhiz [mailto:domainwhiz@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 11:28 AM
> To: Elliot Noss
> Cc: Discuss List
> Subject: RE: Tucows survey [offlist]
>
>
> On Thu, 2003-06-05 at 08:11, Elliot Noss wrote:
> > You have made it clear to me that you are
>
> > a) no longer a customer
>
> Not true. But when the email service rolled out, our company did hedge
> its bets and signup with other providers as well, and transitioned our
> interfaces to be provider independent. Switching to a new primary
> provider is as easy as making a single change to a configuration
> variable.
this is what I recall you telling me offlist months ago when I asked you
about some other criticism. that you do all your new registrations elsewhere
and were in the process of transferring existing names. I could be wrong
(and do not propose to take the time to sort through my mail not because it
is not important but because it will siply take too long).
>
>
> > b) wouldn't tell me your username because we are then likely to
> steal your
> > remaining names under management.
>
> You would have to violate your contract with the company I work for to
> do that, and that would land you a lawsuit. But thank you for noting
> that you would "steal" domain customers from a reseller who is critical
> of your corporate plans. It was this threat that made me decide to send
> this to the list.
>
IIRC, when I asked you offlist for your username months ago the reason you
gave for not giving it to me was that you still had some names with us that
you had not yet transferred and you feared that if you gave me your username
we would "make it difficult for you". if I have you confused with someone
else then I apologize, but I do pretty strongly recall asking you about your
anonymity and you including that VERY CLEARLY in your explaination for it. I
found this fear paranoid and silly for the reasons that you outline above,
but that is what I was referring to. your fear, not our actions.
[snip]
>
> > That being said please do not be insulting to other list members. It is
> > inappropriate.
>
> I was not insulting them, Elliot. I was asking them a question, a
> simple question, and one that makes the very point that I feel is
> central and key to this entire discussion. I know that this point is
> probably one of the single most damaging to your case in defending your
> service offering, because it shows the VERY wide gap between those who
> know, and those who don't, and shows just how big a gap you are closing
> by offering this service. The harm to your best and largest resellers
> that will happen from your closing this gap is substantial, to us
> anyway.
IMHO you were clearly being insulting. I would be surprised if the
recipients of the comments did not feel the same way.
>
> Making threats via private email to shut up the criticism will not help
> your case.
>
res ipsa loquitor. a polite request is not a threat. if you want to continue
with this please do it privately.
Regards
Elliot Noss
Tucows inc.
416-538-5494
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