[ga] Fwd FYI: Single Letter Domains

[Harald Tveit Alvestrand <Harald@Alvestrand.no>]

I got the following interesting notice.

He originally sent the note to GA, but since he is not a member, it bounced.
I'll CC my reply.

                            Harald

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>Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 17:15:03 -0700
>To: Harald@Alvestrand.no
>From: John Kaufman <jk@jk.net>
>Subject: Single Letter Domains
>Cc: roberts@icann.org, ajm@icann.org, touton@icann.org
>
>Dear Mr. Alvestrand and the DNSO Members of the ICANN Board:
>
>I have been directed to you by Mr. Michael Roberts, CEO of ICANN, 
>regarding a change in the policy treatment of single-letter domains (e.g., 
>the sale of said domains to the general public).
>
>After reviewing the charters, by-laws and other documents of both ICANN 
>and IANA, I see no precedent that would stand a legal test that would deny 
>the sale of single-letter domains to the general public. Nor do I see a 
>precedent that would stand a legal test that would disallow the sale of 
>single-letter domains to the public. If I have missed such a precedent, 
>please so advise.
>
>Therefore, I would like to propose that the Names Council of the DNSO, as 
>a supporting organization of ICANN with respect to policy issues related 
>to the Domain Name System, propose to ICANN that the pre-existing IANA 
>policy barring the sale of single-letter domains now being continued under 
>ICANN management be struck down and, at the same time, that the domain 
>"k.com" be the first such domain to be sold under the new policy to the 
>undersigned.
>
>Please be advised that, in the interest of the general public, I may issue 
>a press statement next week to the effect that a change in this policy has 
>been requested.
>
>Thank you very much.
>
>John C. Kaufman
>President
>Kaufman Communications
>San Francisco, CA

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Harald Tveit Alvestrand, EDB Maxware, Norway
Harald.Alvestrand@edb.maxware.no

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