Re: [ga] Capture by a Self-interested Faction

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/03/icann_registerfly_domain/

privatization of domain policy? hmmm.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roberto Gaetano" <roberto@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Danny Younger'" <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>; "'Karl Auerbach'" 
<karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 2:52 AM
Subject: RE: [ga] Capture by a Self-interested Faction


> I don't have the cristal ball, therefore I don't know how the Board will
> vote the moment that a decision has to be made, but the only thing that I
> can say is that Klensin's concern are known to the Board, who will take 
> them
> into account (along with all other contributions from either point of 
> view).
>
> As for o'com, I thought it was already reserved by the Irish Registry...
>
> Roberto
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Danny Younger
> > Sent: 08 March 2007 02:26
> > To: Karl Auerbach
> > Cc: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ga] Capture by a Self-interested Faction
> >
> > Hi Karl,
> >
> > Option #1 is particularly bad, although Chuck Gomes is
> > probably salivating at the prospect of auctioning
> > single-letter .com and .net names via the new registry
> > services process that would necessarily put all auction
> > proceeds directly into VeriSign's pockets.
> >
> > It's a bad choice because it creates the impression that such
> > an offering is in fact a new TLD registry service when in
> > reality making a domain such as o.com available for
> > registration is identical to the process of making
> > asdfgertchtybvertyfinhvd54hteiflhs.com
> > available -- there's nothing new about the nature of the
> > service being provided; all we're talking about is just
> > another string choice within the pool of available names.
> >
> > Further, I remain concerned that John Klensin's concerns were
> > dismissed by this SubGroup -- see
> > http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/registrars/msg04473.html
> >
> > Finally, I would ask if IDN registrations could be used to
> > readily spoof domains such as O.com.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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