Re: [registrars] RE: [icann-delete] WLS Input - Greatest Good vs.Benefits of the Few

[Jim Archer <jarcher@registrationtek.com>]

Chuck, I must confess, we were more than concerned when we saw that 
Verisign had already contracted Snap.  It gives the impression that this is 
a done deal.  Nevertheless, we extend the benefit of doubt and will file 
our comments shortly.  We really do need that agreement, though.

Jim

--On Tuesday, January 15, 2002 2:42 PM -0500 "Gomes, Chuck" 
<cgomes@verisign.com> wrote:

> Ross,
>
> Nothing has changed with the statements I made. On what basis did you
> conclude that we would "arbitrarily launch the service without
> appropriately consulting the community?"
>
> Chuck
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ross Wm. Rader [mailto:ross@tucows.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 12:33 PM
>> To: Ron Wiener; ga@dnso.org; icann-delete@total.confusion.net
>> Cc: Registrars@Dnso. Org
>> Subject: Re: [icann-delete] WLS Input - Greatest Good vs. Benefits of
>> the Few
>>
>>
>> Ron,
>>
>> I haven't yet had a time to digest the entire PDF, so these
>> comments are
>> limited to a specific portion of the document. Further
>> comments on the rest
>> of the document later.
>>
>> (text deleted)
>>
>> I do have one question for VGRS and SnapNames however based
>> on a couple of
>> statements made by Chuck last October concerning
>>
>> "ICANN would certainly need to be involved if any changes
>> were required to
>> existing agreements or existing policy."
>>
>> and
>>
>> "In response to Ross' question about where we go from here, I
>> stated that I
>> am still willing to work with ICANN with regard to policy
>> issues and within
>> VGRS to develop estimated time frames for the possible
>> implementation of the
>> [WLS] proposal."
>>
>> When do you expect that this will finally happen? My
>> preference is that it
>> occur before you arbitrarily launch the service without appropriately
>> consulting the community. Perhaps this is a self-interested
>> minority view as
>> well however, so I might be off-base wth this one.
>>
>> -rwr
>>
>>>



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