Re: [ga] Nuclear Threat from the ccTLDs

[Loïc Damilaville <ldamilav@club-internet.fr>]

well, I'm not sure that DoC is thinking about ccTLDs (CENTR for instance?)
as an alternative to ICANN to take over the IANA function.

Maybe we might suggest ITU to make this alternative acceptable? :-)))

Loic



DPF a écrit :

> On Wed, 30 Oct 2002 18:05:35 +0100 (CET), Marc Schneiders
> <marc@fuchsia.bijt.net> wrote:
>
> >From the ccTLD communique from Sjanghai:
> >
> >"2.3     In view of the continuing failures by ICANN in conducting its
> >stewardship of the IANA function, particularly in relation to ccTLD
> >database updates, managers agreed to set up a Working Group to develop
> >a plan to set up a system of independent management of the DNS root
> >entries and database entries. It is expected this plan will be
> >developed in parallel with attempts to create an acceptable ccSO, and
> >to be available in the event that is unsuccessful."
> >
> >That would be the end of the ICANN root. The ccTLDs have never, I
> >think, been so clear before.
>
> It is certainly a sign that ICANN's tactics of using their
> guardianship of the IANA function to try and force contracts and new
> policies on ccTLDs has really peeved people off.  There are few thing
> more reprehensible that refusing to update the root zone when you know
> information is manifestly incorrect.
>
> What the above could imply (I am guessing as I was not there) is that
> if ICANN continues down the same path, then ccTLDs could apply to DOC
> to take over the IANA function.  ICANN could still remain as the gTLD
> policy body but the IANA function can be removed from them quite
> easily.
>
> DPF
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