Re: [ga] Collisions in RFC 1535 space

["Patrick Corliss" <patrick@quad.net.au>]

THE FOLLOWING IS MY PERSONAL OPINION - NOT INTENDED TO REPRESENT
THE OFFICIAL POSITION OF TLDA, auDA, ICANN OR ANY OTHER BODY

On Thursday, April 12, 2001 3:53 PM (AEST)
Andrew McMeikan <andrew.mcmeikan@mitswa.com.au> wrote:
Subject: [ga] Collisions in .au Trademark space

> The auDA report is in and available from http://www.auda.org.au/
I think more properly the Names Panel report to auDA.

One bit that might interest the techos out there is the following
recommendation:

"Domain names that match TLDs are not allowed.

The Panel notes RFC 1535, which points out that domain names with two alpha
characters (eg. au.com.au) could 'trick' some types of client software, thereby
giving rise to possible security problems where the domain name is the same as a
ccTLD.  Potentially, a domain name that is the same as a gTLD (eg. com.net.au)
could be misused in the same manner.  The Panel therefore recommends a
prohibition on domain names that match TLDs.

The Panel suggests that domain name licence applicants should be advised that if
they license a domain name that is subsequently allocated as a TLD, then the
licence may be revoked."


Regards
Patrick Corliss
Member, auDA Board
(speaking as an individual)

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