Re: [registrars] RE: [ga] Disaster help - Request for Afilias to extend its deadlines

[Larry Erlich <erlich@domainregistry.com>]

Josh Elliott wrote:
> 
> Antony,
> 
> I am in full support of you on this.  I am shocked that .INFO actually
> launched on Tuesday,

I am also shocked that they decided
to proceed on Tuesday..

Larry Erlich

http://www.DomainRegistry.com

> despite the horrific tragedy, and I hope Afilias and
> ICANN will postpone the previously set dates to accomodate all of those
> directly affected in NY.
> 
> If there is anything we can do to assist you in this great time of need,
> please let me know.
> 
> God Bless,
> 
> Josh
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org]On Behalf Of Antony
> Van Couvering
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 3:25 PM
> To: registrars@dnso.org
> Cc: Stuart Lynn (E-mail); Vint Cerf (E-mail); Louis Touton (E-mail);
> ga@dnso.org
> Subject: [ga] Disaster help - Request for Afilias to extend its
> deadlines
> 
> Dear ICANN people,
> 
> I need to write to you to help convince Afilias to extend their deadline
> for Round One of their Landrush for at least a week.  To be honest, it's
> not the first thing on my mind, given the horrific destruction that
> everyone here witnessed from close quarters on Tuesday.  But for our
> staff, and for our customers, many of whom have offices in lower
> Manhattan, I must ask for your support in this matter.  I believe that
> my request would be echoed by at least one other registrar from New
> York.
> 
> NameEngine has been severely affected by the World Trade Center
> disaster.  Our offices are below Canal Street in New York and so we are
> prevented from entering our building until rescue efforts have
> progressed further.  Today I was able to convince the police to let me
> past their cordon in order to examine the state of our facilities.  Our
> power is up, and luckily we have some backup connectivity that allows us
> (slowly) to communicate via the Internet.  Phones work intermittently.
> 
> So, just before the Afilias deadline for Round 1 of the Landrush, none
> of our staff have been able to get to work, not that anyone here is able
> to concentrate very well, since several of us have friends who have been
> injured or are missing.
> 
> NameEngine will have great difficulty in meeting the current Afilias
> deadline, even if we are allowed into our offices over the weekend.
> Baseball, football, even the stock markets have closed out of respect
> for those injured and killed and because of the tremendous logistical
> challenges -- such as not being allowed in our office -- that the World
> Trade Center bombing has caused.
> 
> We have petitioned Afilias directly to extend their deadline past
> Tuesday, and although they have been sympathetic, to date they have not
> directly responded to our request.
> 
> I ask the Registrars Constituency and ICANN please to lend your voice to
> our request to Afilias to extend the Round One deadline.  What harm can
> this cause?
> 
> With thanks,
> 
> Antony Van Couvering
> CEO, NameEngine
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