[ga-full] Re: [ga] This should settle it.

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

William and all assembly members,

William X. Walsh wrote:

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> On 31-Mar-2000 Christopher Ambler wrote:
> > William, here's your direct, spelled-out authority. Up until April 4, 1997,
> > IANA had the authority to add new TLDs. On that date, Postel
> > chose to (wisely) disavow any authority.
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> No it is not.  The only thing this does is defer to RFC1591, which merely says
> that if someone wanted to apply, they may, and told them how to do that, but it
> did not say that those applications were going to be recognized or carry any
> authority or preference or anything else.

  And therefore it is a document or was, for the establishment of new TLD's.
If it was not, than why have a process by which to apply?

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> Also, I would like some more background on the person who is giving this
> testimony, and what his source of authority is on this.

  Well I think you can do your own homework here.  If not then I
would suppose you ore either SOL or not very interested in knowing.

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Regards,

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