Re: [ga] VeriSign Registry Service Proposal

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bashar and all,

  For myself only, I was of the same opinion as Bashar.  So I
would like his questioned answered.  What I think Verisign is
wanting to do is a 2nd level registry to test our the idea of
some unknown sort with very particular restrictions.

Bashar Al-Abdulhadi wrote:

> Chuck,
>
> Can you please explain what does two-character 2nd-level domains on .com
> and .net ? i thought all two letters/characters were available for
> registration and already been allocated to their respective owners?
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Bashar Al-Abdulhadi
>
> CEO, KuwaitNET.net
>
> Gomes, Chuck wrote, On 6/26/2008 10:54 AM:
>
> > It is for single and two-character 2nd-level domain names for .com and
> > .net.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Jeffrey A. Williams [mailto:jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:04 PM
> >> To: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Gomes, Chuck;
> >> na-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Cc: alac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; aheineman@xxxxxxxxxxxx;
> >> ssene@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: [ga] VeriSign Registry Service Proposal
> >>
> >> Danny, Chuck and all,
> >>
> >>   Thank you Danny for making us all aware of this.
> >>
> >>   Chuck, thank you for making us as aware as you possibly
> >> could regarding this proposal.  Is this a TLD or a Domain
> >> Name?  I believe you meant TLD.  In any event, our INEGroup
> >> members will be very interested I am sure to review this
> >> proposal very closely and shall relay their remarks to me
> >> which I shall share as broadly as possible to ICANN staff,
> >> Bod and other constituency groups within the GNSO.
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >>
> >>> From: Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Sent: Jun 25, 2008 6:33 PM
> >>> To: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> Subject: [ga] VeriSign Registry Service Proposal
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>> CHUCK GOMES:  In the interest of transparency and
> >>>>>
> >> disclosing my interests, I would like to inform you that
> >> VeriSign has submitted a registry service proposal for the
> >> allocation of single and two-character domain names.  There
> >> aren't very many two-character domain names available, by the
> >> way, one.
> >>
> >>> So, unfortunately, until it's posted it is not appropriate
> >>>
> >> for me to discuss the details.  I can tell you that I believe
> >> that we incorporated a lot of the issues that were
> >> recommended in the comments with regard to ICANN's paper and
> >> that we think it has excellent benefit for the community.
> >>
> >>> And in fairness to ICANN staff so that we submitted it late
> >>>
> >> leading up to these meeting and at a very difficult time for
> >> them to respond -- although we have had some interaction, so
> >> I don't want this to come across as a criticism to ICANN
> >> staff that it hasn't been posted.
> >>
> >>> If per chance -- and I don't know whether this will happen
> >>>
> >> or not -- it is posted this week, we will be happy to talk
> >> about it and receive comments from people.
> >>
> >>> https://par.icann.org/files/paris/Paris-GNSO-22JUN08am.txt
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k members/stakeholders
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> >>
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> >>
> >> "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the
> >> burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L
> >> multiplied by
> >> P: i.e., whether B is less than PL."
> >> United States v. Carroll Towing  (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947]
> >> ===============================================================
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> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >

Regards,

Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k members/stakeholders strong!)
"Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" -
   Abraham Lincoln

"Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is
very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt

"If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B;
liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by
P: i.e., whether B is less than PL."
United States v. Carroll Towing  (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947]
===============================================================
Updated 1/26/04
CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS.
div. of Information Network Eng.  INEG. INC.
ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail
jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
My Phone: 214-244-4827