I wish Russ well, but doubt he'll get anywhere. :) News coverage of ICANN deal: http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,24500,00.html http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/165717.html http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/165733.html http://www.icannwatch.org/article.php?sid=149 http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,43805,00.html -Declan ********* From: admin@consumer.net (Admin) To: Subject: .biz Lottery illegal? Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 19:16:07 -0400 .biz is going to be released in a "lottery" fashion where you must pay in order to be put into a pool for each domain. The price for this "ticket" is non-refundable. I have contacted the FTC a couple of times to ask id this is an illegal lottery. First they referred me to ICANN. then they referred me to the Department of Justice and claimed they did not have any contacts they could provide. I am being charged a wholesale price of $3 per "ticket" to get a chance at getting any individual domain. Russ Smith http://TheNic.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if it remains intact. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------