Re[2]: [ga] Fw: ICANN's Karl Auerbach responds to Joe Sims over.kidsdomain

[Patrick Greenwell <patrick@stealthgeeks.net>]

On Sat, 7 Jul 2001, William X. Walsh wrote:

> It cannot be emphasized enough that the DNS is NOT a directory
> service.   If you want a directory, there are numerous ones out there,
> including Dmoz.org, and Yahoo.com.  There are specialized directories
> as well.  That is not the role of the DNS.
>
> ICANN should stay completely out of deciding any meanings or
> restrictions on TLDs at all.  The standards for creating a restricted
> TLD should be EXTREMELY high, with a major justification for why those
> entities should be segregated, and why the string is the appropriate
> on to segregate them with.

Why not let the market decide that as well?

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                               Patrick Greenwell
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