Well, a response of childish petulance and name calling are fair indicators
of how defensible a particular position is - and how seriously the
protagonist can be taken

Contemptible posts deserve only to be treated with contempt.  I rest my
case.

Ron Stark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chesley Rafferty [mailto:chesleyau§yahoo.com.au] 
> Sent: Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:03 PM
> To: dns§dotau.org
> Subject: RE: [DNS] Scammer says court defeat temporary 
> setback (Chesley Rafferty)
> 
> Ron
> 
> Let me try to answer with semantics:
> 
> moron or fool!
> 
> Whats the difference?
> 
>  --- Ron Stark <ronstark&#167;snapsite.com.au> wrote: > Yes, I 
> mean auDA.  And I don't intend to get into an
> > argument on what
> > constitutes a Federal Regulatory Authority, because that's 
> what auDA 
> > is, even it it's not a Statutory Authority, which is a different 
> > matter.
> > 
> > Contrary to your refutation I cited *exactly* from the 2nd 
> paragraph 
> > in the Age article
> >
> http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/19/1082357111573.html
> > - I have no need to "try reading" as you suggest.
> > 
> > Irrespective of the semantics of the paragraph I cited or 
> the one to 
> > which you refer, the anomaly I noted still stands.
> > 
> > You either comply with the rules or you don't - you appear to have 
> > chosen the latter.
> > 
> > Ron Stark
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Chesley Rafferty
> > [mailto:chesleyau&#167;yahoo.com.au]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:48 AM
> > > To: dns&#167;dotau.org
> > > Subject: RE: [DNS] Scammer says court defeat
> > temporary
> > > setback (Chesley Rafferty)
> > > 
> > > Ron
> > > 
> > > Can you please detail what the second "federal
> > regulatory
> > > authorities". Could you possibly mean auda....???
> > > 
> > > Also try reading, it says "...vigorously defend
> > its right to
> > > conduct business without interference from its
> > competitors..."
> > > 
> > > It doesnt say that we as you seem to think
> > "...vigorously
> > > defend its right to conduct business without
> > (APPARENTLY
> > > REMOVE**interference from its**) competitors..."
> > > 
> > > Ches
> > > 
> > >  --- Ron Stark <ronstark&#167;snapsite.com.au> wrote: >
> > There's an
> > > interesting anomaly in the article in the
> > > > Age
> > > >
> > >
> >
> (http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/19/1082357111573.html)
> > > > According
> > > > to that report, Rafferty says  " ... had a right
> > to conduct
> > > business
> > > > without interference from competitors and would
> > seek to
> > > have Federal
> > > > Court injunctions lifted."
> > > > 
> > > > I thought that it was complaints from consumers
> > and two federal
> > > > regulatory authorities that had precipitated the
> > "intereference" of
> > > > which he complains.
> > > > That's analogous to a criminal complaining that
> > the police
> > > interfere
> > > > with his right to sell drugs.
> > > > 
> > > > In my experience, being in business is a
> > contimual process of
> > > > responding to "interference from competitors". 
> > Since when
> > > has it been
> > > > a right to have no competitors, as inferred by
> > Rafferty's statement?
> > > > 
> > > > Ron Stark
> > > > 
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Josh Rowe [mailto:josh&#167;email.nu]
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, 20 April 2004 7:33 AM
> > > > > To: dns&#167;dotau.org
> > > > > Subject: [DNS] Scammer says court defeat
> > temporary
> > > > setback
> > > > > (Chesley Rafferty)
> > > > > 
> > > > > Scammer says court defeat temporary setback
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3561426
> > > > > 
> > > > > June date for Nominet legal fight
> > > > > http://www.vnunet.com/News/1154488
> > > > > 
> > > > > DNA to test federal court judgement
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1924930834&fp=16&fpid=0
> > > > > 
> > > > > Domain name seller appeals injunction
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/19/1082357111573.html
> > > > > 
> > > > > Chesley Rafferty + Bradley Norrish, etc 
> > > > > http://whatsinaname.com.au/slammers/
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Josh
> > > > > --
> > > > > http://josh.id.au/
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
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