Re: [ga] Re: New TLD Evaluation Process : Specific Question to theBoard

["vinton g. cerf" <vinton.g.cerf@wcom.com>]

I don't know that the reported material contains anything confidential but staff has to read it to find out.

vint

At 07:13 PM 9/1/2002 -0700, Rick Wesson wrote:

>vint,
>
>first of all I'm always impressed you actually take the time to read all
>the posts I see you reply to, my hat is off to you.
>
>this isn't a query but more of a point of information regarding reporting
>required by registries and ICANN's ability to publish them.
>
>In appendix T of the new gTLD contracts Registries are required to report
>many mundane statistics, see http://www.icann.org/tlds/agreements/unsponsored/registry-agmt-appt-11may01.htm
>
>The data required in Appendix T and Appendix U are mostly statistical in
>nature which makes it hard to buy the confidentiality restrictions. Also
>Appendix T does not have the option for a confidentiality restriction but
>not one of the Appendix T reports has been published either.
>
>There is one registry that does publish Monthly Operator reports much like
>what is required in Appendix T, see
>http://www.gtldregistries.org/reports.html The VeriSign Registry has
>published reports, available, dating as far back as March 2000.
>
>My point is that ICANN is loosing its credibility, this isn't your fault,
>but telling us the reports are there make no difference if they cannot be
>reviewed. This leaves us with just one person to ask... Karl Auerbach.
>which seems silly, because the Appendix T reports have no confidentiality
>restrictions. Which makes it this pill so hard to swallow.
>
>Isn't this all just a bit ironic? I've evn offered to part-time as a
>webmaster to help get these reports out, apparently ICANN staff doesn't
>take well volunteers either.
>
>nntr,
>
>-rick
>
>
>
>On Sun, 1 Sep 2002, vinton g. cerf wrote:
>
>> richard,
>>
>> my understanding is that at least some, if not all, reports have been
>> received but some contain proprietary information. Before these
>> reports can be released in public form, they have to be redacted to
>> preserve the confidentiality of proprietary data. Staff has simply
>> been busy with other work so this is still on the task queue.
>>
>> vint
>>
>> At 03:25 PM 9/1/2002 +0100, Richard Henderson wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >Why hasn't the NTEPPTF had access to the "Proof of Concept Evaluation reports" which had to be submitted by Afilias, in accordance with Appendix U of the .info Agreement with ICANN?
>> >
>> >This task force was specifically set up by the Board to Evaluate the New TLDs. How can it have done so without access to the vital data?
>> >
>> >Has this data been fully submitted by Afilias?
>> >
>> >Where is it?
>> >
>> >Why hasn't it been provided, even to the Task Force set up to evaluate it? I have had it confirmed to me by members of this Task Force that these documents have not been provided to them.
>> >
>> >Will Stuart Lynn now please confirm that all the documents have been properly submitted, and will the NTEPPTF please now reconvene and submit a revised report based on this data?
>> >
>> >And will the ICANN Board please make this data available for others too, as specifically allowed under the terms of Appendix U?
>> >
>> >What is the point of a "proof of concept" or an evaluation process if you withhold the vital data from the Registries involved?
>> >
>> >It makes it seem like the Board wants to "go through the motions" without having to address all the details.
>> >
>> >Richard Henderson
>> >
>>
>> Vint Cerf
>> SVP Architecture & Technology
>> WorldCom
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