Re: [council] gTLD registries' paper on new TLds

[Elisabeth Porteneuve <Elisabeth.Porteneuve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> * the follwoing paragraph confuses me:
> 
> "Prior to November 2000, the list of valid TLDs very seldom changed, and 
> only a few ccTLDs were added to the list, including Palestine (.ps) and 
> Afghanistan (.af)."
> 
> In fact, prior to November 2000 the list changed much more than after 
> that date... even if it was quite stable since late 1997. The reference 
> to .af is in any misleading, as it was created in 1997, among many, many 
> others. In fact, as far as I can remember, the only ccTLD effectively 
> added duing ICANN existance is .ps (with .eu in the pipeline, but not 
> yet active, as .tl  which should replace .tp, but which  is apparently 
> in a limbo somewhere between ISO and IANA....). .af had a difficult 
> life, including disappearences and redelgations, but it was created well 
>   before 2000.
> 
> Amadeu
> 

Good evening,

As the person taking snapshots of cc-IANA since 1999, I confirm that
.af have been delegated on 16 Oct 1997 - extract from Old Internic
is attached below (Old Internic was whois -h rs.internic.net).

The ccTLD delegations in chronological order of Top Level Domain 
creation at the Old Internic are at:
http://www.ccwhois.org/ccwhois/cctld/ccTLDs-by-date.html

The number of ccTLD created per annum is recorder at:
http://www.ccwhois.org/ccwhois/cctld/ccTLDs-created.html
YYYY Nb ccTLDs created Total
1985  3   3 
1986  8  11 
1987  9  20 
1988  8  28 
1989  8  36 
1990 11  47 
1991 22  69 
1992 17  86 
1993 23 109 
1994 22 131 
1995 29 160 
1996 31 191 
1997 47 238 
1998  2 240 
1999  1 241 
2000  1 242 
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1 ccTLD created in 1999 .BD (Bangladesh), 1 ccTLD created in 2000 .PS 
(Palestinian Territory). 
1 ccTLD removed in 2001 .ZR (Zaire) and 1 ccTLD removed circa 1993 (.CS, 
Czechoslovakia). 
ToDo: Keep record for .SU and .GB. 
--

Kind regards,
Elisabeth Porteneuve
ccTLD liaison to GNSO
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   Maktab Ad Daftariyya AF
   14-1-1 Makrian 3
   Kabul
   AF

   Domain Name: AF

   Administrative Contact:
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   Database last updated on 10-May-99 13:26:24 EDT.

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