Re: [ga] Why is it impossible to change .com.cn nameservers?

[Eric Dierker <eric@hi-tek.com>]

It would appear that building bridges between cultures is the most noble use 
of the internet at this time.
ICANN related seervers should be fully accountable and available for the 
needs of the users.
ccTLD related servers should follow the law of the sovereign.
The fun part is the gray area!!!
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> No Marc, Scotland is NOT on the country names list, as it is a REGION
> of the UK, not a separate country (at least, that's the political
> reality although I would personally prefer Scotland to be independent
> under the right circumstances).
> 
> You ask why should I have this domain?
> 
> Well, if it's available (and it was) then I just exercised the same
> right as anyone else in the world to register it on a first come-first
> serve basis (which is the basis for most domain names, as you know).
> 
> I have business interests in Scotland, and China is a huge market, and
> so I decided I would develop the site. I can't see that her majesty can
> object to the normal use of a domain available to the general public. I
> am also a Scottish citizen from one of the historic families of the
> Highlands.
> 
> However, my original point is still this:
> 
> Surely registries exist to make the DNS work, not to lock it up?
> 
> I've worked hard on the site. It will attract business to Scotland. It
> will build good relations and understanding between Scotland and China.
> 
> Surely, it is wholly unacceptable for a registry to say: "We will not
> update your nameservers" ?
> 
> Is this a general policy at the moment? Has Neustar administered a
> product which then locks out the customers who paid for it?
> 
> I'd be very pleased to hear from anyone involved in this, for an
> explanation. (And of course, my registrar may be mistaken themselves -
> they claim the registry won't update the nameservers. What's the
> truth?)
> 
> Richard Henderson
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marc Schneiders <marc@fuchsia.bijt.net>
> To: Richard Henderson <richardhenderson@ntlworld.com>
> Cc: <ga@dnso.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 4:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [ga] Why is it impossible to change .com.cn nameservers?
> 
> 
>> On Sat, 25 Jan 2003, at 00:59 [=GMT-0000], Richard Henderson wrote:
>>
>> > I have been trying for over a month to change my nameservers for
>> > www.scotland.com.cn
>>
>> Are you sure Scotland is not on some ISO list of country names you
>> cannot register, as with .info? I think Jersey and Guernsey are, so
>> Scotland might be too.
>>
>> > This is inconvenient and delays my business plan.
>>
>> But Scotland doesn't belong to you, does it? So why should you have
>> it? It belongs to the Crown. Be careful, since the Queen already filed
>> a WIPO complaint for one of her dominions. And that was the furthest
>> away from her throne. She may fight harder this time since Scotland is
>> so close, and brings in more tax.
>>
>> Who has northernireland.com.cn?
>>
>> > Surely registries exist to make the DNS work, not to lock it up?
>>
>> I will put the last line in my 'Quotes' file!
>>
> 
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