Re: [ga] Fwd FYI: Single Letter Domains

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

Harald, Mr Kaufman and all remaining assembly members,

  Mr. Kaufman, to direct your concern to this body (DNSO) as suggested
by Mike Roberts, is in essence a basic "Run Around" that has been noticed
and with respect to single letter domain names.  One such instance was
the E.Com domain which was properly registered than denied or
stolen by Register.com, and than again denied as a proper Domain Name
by ICANN through one Louis Touton a member of the ICANN board.

  Further information on this incident can be found in the archives of the
Domain Policy mailing list as well as some posts on the DNSO GA list.
http://lists.internic.net and http://www.dnso.org/archives.html
respectively.  Mike Roberts is well known for sending folks down
"Rat Holes" such as he seem obviously doing to you here IMHO.

Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote:

> 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
>
> >X-Sender: jck@mail4.bayarea.net
> >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.1
> >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
>
> --
> Harald Tveit Alvestrand, EDB Maxware, Norway
> Harald.Alvestrand@edb.maxware.no
>
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