Stardate 20010714.0809 (On Screen): If, like me, you're getting fed up with ICANN's slow, bureaucratic muddle, then you can prove once again that it is the
users who ultimately control the Internet. You are not limited to the DNS's which toe ICANN's party line; you can use other domains even if ICANN doesn't like it. So tweak ICANN's nose by loading
new.net's plugin; it works fine. It's an ActiveX control and if you're using Win2K you have to be logged in as Administrator to install it, but once you do you'll be able to get to all the new top level domains that really should have been approved by ICANN. It's also Mac-compatible, and one of the new sites is
www.mac.tech. For the rest of us (ahem) this opens up such sites as
www.fishing.sport,
www.guitar.mp3, and
www.maxim.free. If your ISP has decided to activate new.net anyway you might not need the plugin, but most have not. But who needs them? You can do it yourself. Strike a blow for freedom, brothers and sisters!
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