Re: [registrars] Registry and New Service Offering

["Ross Wm. Rader" <ross@tucows.com>]

This is a great initiative Mike. Declaring standardized processes will most
certainly allow registrars and registries to streamline their relationships
and operate in closer harmony. One problem though as it relates to this
particular comment.

> In connection with this effort, I have begun drafting a flow chart that
> would allow all interested parties to provide input into the process while
> protecting the business interests of registration authorities, both
> registrars and registries. I will be circulating a draft shortly. But the
> part of this flow chart that I would like to share with the constituency
now
> in connection with the WLS discussion is the following. There are
generally
> three objections to any new registry service offering: policy, price and
> technology. What the draft committee should consider is how to distill the
> comments into the following areas. Once you have consolidate the
individual
> and collective concerns you then allow for a more informed discussion.

The WLS is not a new service entirely. It is a re-package of an existing
service. As a result, it clearly falls within the scope of the
ICANN/Registry Agreement. Changing these agreements requires the development
of consensus policy - which is not a process that we can arbitrarily change
or ignore.

Not having seen the document yet, my question would necessarily be - does
the document take this into account or is it strictly intended to deal
solely with the development and deployment of new services? I suspect it is
the latter from your email, but I just want to be clear.

Thanks,

-rwr