Re[2]: [ga] Nomination for representative to the NC Review TF - Eric Dierker (fwd)

[Stefan Probst <stefan.probst@gmx.net>]

OK,
since this is not about hi-tek, I will answer here to the list, and not 
privately.

At 23:23 26.6.2001 -0700, William X. Walsh wrote:
> > On-line credit-card payments need https protocol, which includes
> > encryption. Encryption is by the letter of the rules usually illegal (all
> > the customers would need a permission). Will Hi-Tek get the rules changed
> > first, or just produce again another factum which defies the rules?
>
>Where do you get this from?

There is a decision from DGPT of November 2000 which says, that only a few 
offices can use encryption freely. All others have to get permission. DGPT 
is something like the Post and Telecom Ministry here in Vietnam.
The relevant paragraph of the decision is IMHO much too short-sighted, but 
it is written ....

>But in any event, .vn is merely loosening the restrictions on their
>domain, and I can't say that I would blame hi-tek for that, if you
>choose to want to blame anyone.

I do not blame Hi-Tek for that.
New regulations concerning the Internet should be out soon. According to 
VNPT's (Vietnam Post and Telecom) website (i.e. as closest as you can get) 
they are not yet out. We will see, what the new regulations allow, and what 
not.

>The registry makes that decision.

Actually no. The registry is only carrying out decisions of the relevant 
ministries.

>They do not need a dispute policy, most ccTLDs say they abide by
>rulings of courts of competent jurisdiction over the registry or the
>registrant, and that's it.  This UDRP nonsense in gTLDs is something
>supralegal that shouldn't be encouraged for ccTLDs to use.

I don't agree, since jurisdictions in most developing countries would 
probably be unable to resolve any problems, because there are no laws to 
cover those issues. Besides that lots of other problems.

>As for whois, that is also optional for the registry.

No RFCs which regulate that?

>   There is
>nothing binding them to do it, but I'm sure they will, after all,
>whois is one of the easiest things to implement.

And for fair on-line registrations you should have one.

Rgds.
Stefan

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