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  • To: "Transfer TF (E-mail)" <nc-transfer@dnso.org>
  • Subject: [nc-transfer] reposting
  • From: "Cade,Marilyn S - LGA" <mcade@att.com>
  • Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 12:28:48 -0400
  • Sender: owner-nc-transfer@dnso.org
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  • Thread-Topic: your request for additional information

Title: reposting




-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Wesson [mailto:wessorh@ar.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 4:39 PM
To: Cade,Marilyn S - LGA
Cc: rick@ar.com; Registrars Executive Committee
Subject: your request for additional information



Marilyn,

yesterday you asked me to provide a list of previously requested technical
fixes and an overview of the registrars code of conduct.

The interim code of conduct is located at
http://www.icann-registrars.org/html docs/CodeofConduct3.htm

a brief synopsis of my points in yesterdays call are attached.

The requested technical fixes will come in another email.

thanks,

-rick




I don't want to rehash or review the past 9 months of discussion nor
do I wish to provide the TF with every detail discussed by the RC upto
this point.

What I want you all to understand is the following:

    Registrars have requested several technical fixes to the Registry
    to help reduce some of the pressures applied by registrars chasing
    expiring domains these technical fixes have not been addressed by
    the registry. Alternative proposals were made to the WLS but
    VeriSign would not discuss implementing any of these proposals the
    list of proposals and additional information is available at
    http://www.icann-registrars.org/deletes.htm


    The registrars have made their feelings on WLS extremely clear via
    individual postings, alternative proposals, and constituency wide
    votes. The registrars are firmly against the WLS as proposed by
    VeriSign registry.

    The registrars are also having issues with a WLS/VeriSign partner,
    SnapNames, in that SnapNames is performing extensive data mining attacks
    against some registrars and we feel these very unfriendly acts
    concern us to trust issues with the SnapeNames as a partner in the
    WLS service offering.

    The VGRS analysis presented VeriSign owned registrars as
    supporters and did not address the significant opposition from the
    other Registrars. VeriSign's NewMath(sm) paints a rosy picture to
    near complete opposition.

    VeriSign Registrar is part of the SRS loading problem as SnapNames
    manages the overflow pool transactions for SnapNames Platinum
    parters of which VeriSign is one.

    Registrars have taken under discussion a code of conduct that
    addresses some issues with deletes and transfers; the document has
    not been adopted the material can be reviewed at
    http://www.icann-registrars.org/html docs/CodeofConduct3.htm

    The WLS is purely for speculation -- we must acknowledge this fact,
    if we are going to build systems for speculation we should
    understand how the WLS will be used.

    If the WLS is a test we need to remove the compelling nature of
    the WLS for IPR interests as the WLS will compel them to purchase
    and will muddy the analysis. I propose that there be a method
    such as an RRP command, that could make it imposable to place a
    WLS onm a domain. This would allow registrants to choose of they
    wanted a WLS on their domains to be taken and also provide real
    numbers for demand for this "product"

    In short the WLS is a bad idea and a poorly designed product and
    the registrars need the registry to fix several technical issues
    not create new products to provide additional revenue for
    VeriSign.

    Its time for the NC and its task-forces to be a compass for DNS
    registrants, registrars and registries not weather vain that
    points to the direction of hottest and strongest wind.


    thank you.

Rick Wesson
CTO, ICANN/DNSO Registrars Constituency
CEO, Alice's Registry, Inc. www.ar.com



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