I have to say it is great that the names of people who make ascerbic comments are attached to their email so that when you get to meet them in person you already have the measure of there character or lack of character.

> Hmmm
> I seem to have found some really old envelopes. Three sheets of labels and
> all addressed to the same reply paid box. hehe
> Wonder where these are going?
> 
> John
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jamesguy [mailto:jamesguy§guyassociates.com.au]
> Sent: Friday, 18 July 2003 9:47 AM
> To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
> Cc: ceo§auda.org.au
> Subject: Re: RE: [DNS] Response to your opinion David
> 
> 
> Undoubtedly we should be getting a response from the CEO to this and past
> email as I have forwarded a copy to his personal email account.
> 
> 
> > James raises some fundamental issues of principle, which I (and others of
> far
> > greater standing in this community) have raised on a number of occasions
> since
> > 2002.
> >
> > They go to the heart of accountability, transparency and governance by
> auDA.
> >
> > The issue of competitive tendering, accountability and transparency in
> relation
> > to service provision to auDA were raised and responded to at the 2001 auDA
> AGM.
> >
> > The AGM minutes record <www.auda.org.au/about/minutes/agm-2001.html>:  In
> > relation to the process followed by auDA to award contracts, members were
> > advised that all contracts worth $20,000 or more will be subject to
> multiple
> > quotes or tender.
> >
> >
> > Ian Johnston
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: jamesguy [mailto:jamesguy&#167;guyassociates.com.au]
> > > Sent: 17 July 2003 5:36 PM
> > > To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
> > > Subject: [DNS] Response to your opinion David
> > >
> > >
> > > 1.  I have applied for membership
> > >
> > > 2.  I will not be tendering for any legal services
> > >
> > > 3.  Questions that deserve answers and that are obviously in the
> > > interest of the internet community should be answered.
> > >
> > > 4.  This is the proper channel for public debate.  What do you
> > > suggest that I should write to the CEO receive a copy of a letter
> > > back that no one else will ever view.  Not an effective means of
> > > getting a response to sensitive questions.
> > >
> > > 5.  As for ignoring them -do as you please I have received a great
> > > deal of private e-mail supporting my discourse.
> > >
> > > Kind regards
> > >
> > > James Guy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > James
> > > >
> > > > Why not raise these issues in a normal thoughtful way? You
> > > > first need to show you have an interest in the .au TLD by
> > > > becoming a member of auDA, and that you do care about the
> > > > TLD, and not for your benefit, for the benefit of the whole
> > > > community.
> > > >
> > > > From what almost all of us can see you have no interest in
> > > > improving .au and only have scores to settle.
> > > >
> > > > It's the Peter Reith/Tony Abbott school of diplomacy you
> > > > seem to belong to. Maybe you want to sign up with that
> > > > Corrigan bloke too, he seems to have influenced you. If you
> > > > haven't worked it out, this school of diplomacy does not go
> > > > down too well here.
> > > >
> > > > How the hell you ever expect to win friends and/or business
> > > > I'll never know.
> > > >
> > > > For the rest of us, maybe we should ignore you... and then
> > > > maybe you'll go away.
> > > >
> > > > David
> > >
> > >
> >
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