[nc-transfer] Attention to upcoming dates for comments

["Cade,Marilyn S - LGA" <mcade@att.com>]

Dear Task Force Members
 
Last night I posted the Status Report regarding deletions, solutions,
and WLS,  which I prepared as Chair.  A status report is due to the 
Board by 6/10 and will be drawn from that submission.

By 6/9, I would like to receive TF comments on that paper, so that 
we can post for comment a version of the document which provides 
further input from you, as the TF, and which can be considered by
the community.

That document will also capture the submission provided below by
Grant Forsyth, new submissions from the Registrar Constituency, and
Verisign's submissions and comments. I mention this just so the folks who
have responded recently know that I've taken note of your submissions.

We will also be scheduling two conference calls shortly. 

Marilyn  

-----Original Message-----
From: Grant Forsyth [mailto:grant.forsyth@team.telstraclear.co.nz]
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 12:04 AM
To: Cade,Marilyn S - LGA; Ross Wm. Rader; nc-transfer@dnso.org
Subject: RE: [nc-transfer] VRSN Response to Motion


Marilyn and Ross
In response to Verisign Registrar comments to the Registrar Constituency on
my draft TR-TF position on WLS, I would respond, and suggest that the
following be added to my draft as follows:

Add a fourth point to my current list of 3 points that I suggest the TF has
noted.

4. While Verisign has questioned the appropriateness of their proposed WLS
being considered by ICANN as a matter of policy, we would note that the WLS
proposal will unilaterally restructure the market with the elimination of
current competition through substitution by an upstream monopoly service.
Such market restructuring by a monopoly supplier under contract to ICANN, is
properly a policy issue where the whole Internet community's needs should be
comprehensively taken into account. Specifically, competition being one of
ICANN's primary considerations demands that ICANN consider the effects of
the introduction of such a service as policy issue.

Grant Forsyth
BC Rep on the Transfers Task Force

-----Original Message-----
From: Cade,Marilyn S - LGA [mailto:mcade@att.com]
Sent: Thursday, 06 June, 2002 2:25 p.m.
To: Ross Wm. Rader; nc-transfer@dnso.org
Subject: RE: [nc-transfer] VRSN Response to Motion


Thank you Ross. We will capture this comment in detail and any others in the
posting on 6/10.

I appreciate your constitueny's diligence in polling its members. MC

-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Wm. Rader [mailto:ross@tucows.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 9:45 PM
To: nc-transfer@dnso.org
Subject: [nc-transfer] VRSN Response to Motion


For the record, I received two direct comments regarding the solicitation
for comments that I made to my constituency. This being the second received,
the first to follow shortly.

Also for the record note that the official position of the registrar
constituency has not changed, but these comments have been noted.

Thanks,

-rwr
----- Original Message -----
From: "Beckwith, Bruce" <bbeckwith@verisign.com>
To: "Registrars@Dnso. Org" <registrars@dnso.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 3:50 PM
Subject: RE: [registrars] Fw: [nc-transfer] WLS Draft TF Recommendations


> Ross,
>
> The VeriSign Registrar objects to any recommendation regarding the WLS or
> any other service or product promoted by any of the registries, either
gTLD
> or ccTLD.  As noted in Grant's email below, specifically item 3, other
> organizations have been able to offer services without ICANN, Names
Council,
> nor Transfers Task Force review, therefore, it is not reasonable to
subject
> registries to this level of intrusive regulation.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bruce
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ross Wm. Rader [mailto:ross@tucows.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 6:12 PM
> To: Registrars@Dnso. Org
> Subject: [registrars] Fw: [nc-transfer] WLS Draft TF Recommendations
>
>
> If you have any input on the following draft recommendation regarding WLS,
> please drop me a note. If required, I will be reconciling the input with
the
> Constituency ExComm.
>
> I will be preparing a response later tomorrow that takes into account the
> current consensus of the constituency as I understand it (and including
the
> substantive feedback that I receive from the constituency between now and
> then).
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> -rwr
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grant Forsyth" <grant.forsyth@team.telstraclear.co.nz>
> To: "'Cade,Marilyn S - LGA'" <mcade@att.com>; "Transfer TF"
> <nc-transfer@dnso.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 5:31 PM
> Subject: [nc-transfer] WLS Draft TF Recommendations
>
>
> > Marilyn
> >
> > Having noted on the last Transfers call that the Task Force should draft
a
> > policy recommendation on the subject such that this can be taken back
into
> > our constituencies for a quick turn around in order to get something
able
> to
> > be communicated to the NC at Bucharest, then I  thought I  should start
> the
> > ball rolling.
> > I have now posted this to the whole TF and invite you and others to work
> on
> > refining the wording such it can be taken to properly represent the TF
> > position.
> >
> > Here is my draft policy statement for the Transfer TF on WLS
> >
> > Whereas Verisign has proposed to introduce a new registry service  - the
> > Wait List Service (WLS) - and requested  from ICANN a change to its
> registry
> > agreement to enable this, and
> > Whereas the WLS policy has been extensively posted and commented on, and
> > Whereas the ICANN Board on the 22 April 2002 adopted a resolution
> "inviting
> > community comment on the [Verisign WLS] request, and particularly on
> policy
> > concerns raised by the request that would harm the legitimate interests
of
> > others."
> >
> > The Names Council Transfers Taskforce provides the following comments.
> > We observe that:
> > 1. There is both legitimate  frustration felt by prospective registrants
> in
> > securing a currently registered gTLD domain name when its registration
> > lapses and grave concern by existing registrants that they may loose
their
> > currently registered gTLD domain name should its registration
> > unintentionally lapse.
> > 2. At the core of this frustration and concern is an ill defined and
> poorly
> > enforced deletions policy and practice between the ICANN accredited
> > registrars, their agents and their registry.
> >
> > 3. There exists today a range of competing services that provide the
> > function of seeking out specific expiring gTLD domain names for
> registration
> > by prospective registrants.
> > 4. The WLS service would essentially render the existing services
> > superfluous and we would expect them to exit the market. Even a 12 month
> > trial of the WLS (noting that a 12 month trial would have a 24 month
> effect
> > as a WLS option is for 12 months), as proposed by Verisign, could be
> > expected to result in the current services exiting the market.
> > 5. There has been no evidence provided suggesting that there are any
> > technical issues that would prohibit the existing services from
continuing
> > to operate
> >
> > >From the above we would note that:
> > 1. Current consumer frustration and concern over legitimately acquiring
an
> > expiring gTLD domain name can and should be addressed through the swift
> > introduction and effective enforcement of the proposed Redemptions Grace
> > Period for Deleted Names policy and practice.
> > 2. There is no added legitimate consumer benefit achieved from the
> > introduction of the WLS.
> > 3. Consumer interests are likely to be harmed through the reduction in
> > competition and possibility of discriminatory behaviour between the
> > vertically integrated registrar and registry businesses of Verisign as a
> > result of the monopolisation of the key registry function as a result of
> the
> > introduction of the WLS.
> >
> > Based on the above observations we make the following policy
> recommendations
> > that:
> > 1. The ICANN Board move with all haste to implement and actively enforce
> the
> > proposed Redemptions Grace Period for Deleted Names policy and practice
> > 2. The ICANN Board rejects Verisign's request to amend its agreement to
> > enable it to introduce its proposed WLS.
> > 3. The ICANN Board rejects Verisign's request to trial the WLS for 12
> > months.
> >
> > Should the ICANN Board not accept the policy recommendations noted above
> and
> > grant Verisign's request for a change to its agreement and a 12 month
> trial
> > of its WLS, we would further recommend that:
> > 4. The introduction of the WLS be dependent on the implementation and
> proven
> > (for not less than 3 months) practice envisaged in the proposed
> Redemptions
> > Grace Period for Deleted Names policy and practice
> > 5. The price for the WLS be set at the same amount as the current
registry
> > fee for a registration - the cost of the WLS function being no more, and
> > probably less than a registration (given that the activity is less
> > complicated).
> > 6. The WLS include a requirement that notice be provided by the registry
> > (through the registrar) to the existing registrant of a domain name when
a
> > WLS option is taken out against that registrant's domain name.
> > 7. The WLS include a requirement for full transparency as to who has
> placed
> > a WLS option on a domain name and the registrar that action the option.
> > {Marilyn, you could add a couple more if you wanted to. Do we need to do
> > this or do we want to leave it at the first 3 policy recommendations?}
> >
> > Grant Forsyth
> > BC Rep on the Transfers Task Force
> >
> >