Re: [ga] Haiti, the Internet and ICANN

["Prophet Partners Inc." <Domains@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Sotiris,

The .iq landscape is rather barren.

Results 1 - 26 of 26 for site:.iq
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&q=site%3A.iq

Sincerely,
Ted
Prophet Partners Inc.
http://www.ProphetPartners.com
http://www.Premium-Domain-Names.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Kim Davies" <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: [ga] Haiti, the Internet and ICANN


> > Quoting sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Sunday July 01, 2007:
> > |
> > | Well, if the NIC doesn't have a web site, I would hardly call the .IQ
> > | ccTLD functional.
> >
> > The .IQ registry is functional in the sense that if registrants contact
> > them, they provide registration services. Your definition seems novel.
>
> To all intents and purposes, the .IQ ccTLD might as well be considered as
> non-functional.  After all, it took several days to get your response on
> this list.  What about the average user?  How would an average Iraqi user
> interested in obtaining an .IQ domain go about finding out how to do so?
> For that matter, how would someone interested in protecting IP interests
> be able to verify that their trademark was not being misused in the .IQ
> ccTLD?
>
>
> > |  Show me some .iq domains that are actually resolving then.
> >
> > $ dig +short bm.gov.iq
> > 72.29.87.222
> > $ dig +short itp.gov.iq
> > 66.7.194.228
> > $ dig +short marksoft.com.iq
> > 216.55.145.250
> > $ dig +short mohesr.gov.iq
> > 217.72.247.242
> > $ dig +short iraqcom.com.iq
> > 72.18.140.186
>
> Thanks for the list and your effort.
>
> Sotiris