Re: [ga] It's started. Fwd: New Policy for Domain Names

[Simon Higgs <simon@higgs.com>]

Roberto,

>I'm sure that there are dozens of these initiatives around, trying to
>make few bucks with little effort.
>Any suggestion on how to avoid it?

Yes. I know exactly how to avoid it. But I don't believe I have the 
platform to address the solution from.

>(BTW, you cannot think that this is serious, and that somebody serious
>is behind it)

I've been receiving phone calls about it. I've been informed that 
pre-registrations are also being taken in the same list of TLDs by some of 
the ICANN-approved registrars.

So, yes. This email is a scam, but there are some serious players who have 
been implicated to accepting pre-registrations in the same list of TLDs.

>RG
>
> >Who is behind this? Under what authority are they doing this?
> >
> >This is exactly the type of thing that should be avoided at all costs.
> >
> >[Note the sender's domain name is not valid.]
> >
> >>From: rreglan@domaino.ukg1.fr
> >>To: Domain Name Holder<>
> >>Subject: New Policy for Domain Names
> >>Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 01:31:42 -0400
> >>X-Sender: rreglan@domaino.ukg1.fr
> >>X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1
> >>
> >>New Top Level Domains to come out early next year!
> >>
> >>July 16, 2000 - Yokohama, Japan - The Internet Corporation for
>Assigned
> >>Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that it adopted a policy that will
>
> >>introduce new global top-level domains (TLDs).  The proposed new
>domains
> >>include: .web, .inc, .rec, .shop, .store, .firm, .law, .biz, .nom,
>news,
> >>.arts .xxx, .porn, and .sex.  The approved TLDs are to be made
>available
> >>starting early 2001.  ICAAN however has not released the exact time
>and
> >>date.
> >>
> >>The decision to release the new TLDs was prompted by the increasing
>scarcity
> >>of domain names.  Domain registrations reached an all time high with
>over 10
> >>million domain name registrations in the first six months of this
>year.  The
> >>overwhelming consensus of the Internet community is that new domain
>names
> >>are needed to increase competition and to create an alternative to
>com,.net
> >>and .org domain extensions.
> >>
> >>The demand for quality domain names is so significant that domain name
>
> >>registration companies and the Internet as a whole is expected to bog
>down
> >>during the first several hours at the opening of these new TLDs making
>  it
> >>difficult for consumers to get the new names they desire.
> >>
> >>In anticipation of this problem, Regland.com is hosting a centralized
> >>database for the pre-registration of these names prior to their
>opening. For
> >>further information about the pre-registration process please visit
> >>www.RegLand.com <http://www.RegLand.com>.
> >>
> >>
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