Re: [ga] ICANN reposesses PN domain for Pitcairn

[david@farrar.com]

Harald wrote:
> While we've been working over here, ICANN has taken its first step into
> doing something to the "country code" registry business: Publishing a 
> report recommending that the registry of the "PN" (Pitcairn) domain be 
changed.
> Jeri Clausing's take:
> 
> http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/02/biztech/articles/14code.html
> 
> IANA's report to ICANN:
> 
> http://www.icann.org/general/pn-report-11feb00.htm

Considering that the petition to redelegate was signed by every single resident 
(bar the family of the current admin contact) it certainly seems to be a most 
justifiable forcible redelegation.  

If any criticism could be levelled at IANA/ICANN it would be that it took 
around 2.5 years for such a redelegation to happen.  In the Internet that is a 
life time.  However I think the caution with forcible reldelegation is laudable 
and applaud the fact that IANA several times tried to get the parties concerned 
to come to an agreement before recommending unilateral action.
 
> It is not clear from ICANN's web page whether the registry change decision 
> has in fact been made, or when it's effective from. I hope those details 
> will be published soon.

A computer world article at 
http://www.idg.net.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/FEDBBB57F6595C52CC25688400674695!opendocu
ment indicates that ICANN have actually made a decision.  It doesn't mention 
when it takes effect though and the IANA database has not been changed yet.

DPF

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