RE: [registrars] Single letter domain names

["Margie Milam" <Margie.Milam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We have had a number of clients inquire about single letter domain names as they have expressed an interest in obtaining them.      They always ask for an explanation for the ICANN policy prohibiting them.  Is there a technical issue related to single letter domains? 

Regards,

Margie 

-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Tonkin [mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 3:43 AM
To: registrars@xxxxxxxx
Subject: [registrars] Single letter domain names


Hello All,

A member of the GNSO Council, Marilyn Cade, has placed the topic of
single letter domain names on the agenda for the GNSO Council call this
week.

I would like to hear the views of the registrars constituency on this.

Presently it is not possible to register names like:
A.com. O.com. Y.com. M.com etc

I assume that there would be businesses interested in such names.  It
would appear to require a change in IETF standards/ICANN policy to allow
this.

If it was allowed, there would need to be a suitable method of
allocating the names.  I don't think first-come, first-served will
really work.

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin


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