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Re: [registrars] Registrar Resolution

  • To: "Nevett, Jonathon" <jnevett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: [registrars] Registrar Resolution
  • From: "Marcus Faure" <faure@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:41:13 +0100 (CET)
  • Cc: Registrar Constituency <registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • In-reply-to: <80450ED06C26C8478670D1053475157A02B43430@VAMAIL3.CORPIT.NSI.NET> from "Nevett, Jonathon" at "Mar 20, 2007 06:11:15 pm"
  • Sender: owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

CORE supports the resolution.

Yours,
Marcus Faure
CORE Council of Registrars



> Registrars:
> 
>  
> 
> A number of folks have collaborated in drafting the following resolution
> in response to the recent events related to the de-accreditation of
> RegisterFly.
> 
>  
> 
> Please indicate if you support the resolution and I will read it in
> Lisbon along with a copy of those registrars in support.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks.
> 
>  
> 
> Jon
> 
>  
> 
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> 
> Whereas, registrars only succeed if they provide valuable services to
> their customers;
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>  
> 
> Whereas, registrants must be protected against the potential bad acts of
> "fly-by-night" registries and registrars;
> 
>  
> 
> Whereas, it is incumbent on ICANN to protect registrants against the
> potential bad acts of "fly-by-night" gTLD registries and registrars;
> 
>  
> 
> Whereas, ICANN Staff has recently formulated a new Compliance Program
> for gTLD Registries and Registrars; 
> 
>  
> 
> Whereas, ICANN Staff has recently announced its success in furthering a
> data escrow requirement for gTLD registries
> http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-05mar07.htm;
> 
>  
> 
> Whereas, ICANN Staff has not yet specified a schedule, terms, or a
> format of a data escrow requirement for gTLD registrars; 
> 
>  
> 
> Whereas, many registrars currently secure registrant and domain name
> data through various back-up methods, but that this practice is by no
> means uniform or compulsory across all accredited registrars;
> 
>  
> 
> Whereas, the various back-up methods used by registrars may not be
> sufficient in all cases to assist ICANN Staff in recovering such data in
> the event of registrar business failure; and
> 
>  
> 
> Whereas, recent events have highlighted the need for a registrar data
> escrow program and enhanced compliance efforts with regard to
> requirements in the Registrar Accreditation Agreement.
> 
>  
> 
> Be it resolved that the undersigned registrars call for ICANN Staff to
> work with the ICANN Registrar Constituency to finalize the terms of a
> gTLD registrar data escrow program; and 
> 
>  
> 
> Be it further resolved that the undersigned registrars call for ICANN
> Staff to work with the ICANN Registrar Constituency to improve the
> effectiveness of the ICANN Compliance Program for gTLD Registrars. 
> 
> 
> 


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