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

[Bob Davis <bob.davis@netzero.net>]

Simon and everybody,

  You are right I think Simon.  But it seems that ICANN and/or
one of it's own registrars doesn't....  Why am I not surprised?

Simon Higgs wrote:

> 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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