Re: [ga] NSI & Expired domain names -- violation of consensus deletions policy??

["Richard Henderson" <richardhenderson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Deletions Policy appears to be disintegrating. NSI seem to be bypassing
the consensus policy, and Tucows have also proposed to introduce a policy
which will dispose of deleting domain names before other registrars can be
involved.

What is the position of the ICANN Board on these developments?

Richard Henderson
(At Large)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Kirikos" <gkirikos@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 8:06 PM
Subject: [ga] NSI & Expired domain names -- violation of consensus deletions
policy??


> Hello,
>
> At the Carthage, Tunisia meeting of the ICANN Board, the minutes:
>
> http://www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-31oct03.htm
>
> *adopted* the Deletion Policy Recommendations of the GNSO (see the
> heading "Adoption of GNSO Council Domain Deletion Policy
> Recommendations" in the minutes)
>
> The deletions policy is at:
>
> http://www.icann.org/carthage/deletes-topic.htm
>
> My understanding (correct me if I'm wrong) is that those are now
> *Consensus Policies".
>
> 1) Why, as a Consensus Policy, is it not listed at:
>
> http://www.icann.org/general/consensus-policies.htm
>
> 2) Several new services would appear to be in violation of the
> Consensus Deletions Policy. In particular, Network Solutions will now
> auction expired domains BEFORE they would have naturally deleted:
>
> http://www.networksolutions.com/en_US/name-it/pending.jhtml