Re: Is the .to (Tonga) domain completely rogue and should be removed?

["Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer () mhsc com>]

At 06:41 PM 9/30/98 -0400, Steven J. Sobol wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 30, 1998 at 05:22:57PM -0400, Barry Shein wrote:
>
> > If .com were used, for example, only for Slobbovian Universities, were
> > being managed by one to the exclusion of other uses, etc, then perhaps
> > it would be a good reason to consider decommissioning .com.
> >
> > And if the .to domain is not in any way being used as a TLD for the
> > Kingdom of Tonga, but instead is being used only as a safe harbor for
> > what appear to be malicious activities, then perhaps it should be
> > decommissioned.
> >
> > Is that simple enough?
>
> I've already given you one example of a domain not used for porn.
>
> Here's another one: bounce.to, another redirection service.
>
> I'm sure I can find others.
>
> Of course, according to you, the TLD is rogue unless there are absolutely
> no bad apples.
>
> By this logic, I can argue for UUNet to turn off their circuit to you
> if I have solid proof of *ONE* of your customers spamming.
>
> Yes, I know, your argument is that a majority of the domains are porn
> domains (not that that, in itself, is hard evidence of criminal activity)
> and are used to spam. Prove "a majority."

Actually, by his argument, the entire country of the Netherlands should be
arrested becasue the allow legal prostitution, a criminal  activity in
"white bread" New Hampshire.
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