RE: [registrars] WLS - VOTING

[Paul Stahura <stahura@enom.com>]

eNom agrees with AWRegistry (we are opposed to WLS for
the reasons Mike articulates below)


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Brown [mailto:mike@awregistry.net]
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 12:14 PM
To: registrars@dnso.org
Subject: Re: [registrars] WLS - VOTING


Dear Fellow RC Constituents and NC Representatives:

AWRegistry is OPPOSED to WLS on the grounds that it is anti-competitive and
that Verisign's position as registry gives it an UNFAIR ADVANTAGE in
offering
this type of service.

As to the "Alternative Recommendations", we believe in full disclosure of
all
data elements, i.e., data regarding WLS subscriptions should be made
publicly
available just as data regarding domain name registrations is currently
disclosed.  Further, we believe it is sufficient that the data is available
through some form of lookup (WHOIS perhaps), and that it need NOT be
"pushed"
to the registrant by a notification.

We would also suggest that the next order of business of this constituency
is to establish a clear definition of consensus and well defined rules about
how our NC reps shall vote, so time is not wasted on these issues again.

> PROPOSED BALLOT:
> 
> With regard to the Names Council Task Force report on the WLS,
> http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20020714.TFtransfer-WLS-report.html, and
the
> "Preferred 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; and (2) The ICANN Board reject
Verisign's
> request to amend its agreement to enable it to introduce its proposed WLS;
> and (3) The ICANN Board reject Verisign's request to trial the WLS for 12
> months.
> 
> [ ] I oppose it
> [x] I support it
> 
> 
> With regard to the Names Council Task Force report on the WLS,
> http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20020714.TFtransfer-WLS-report.html, and
the
> "Alternative Recommendations" regarding pricing, notification,
accessibility
> of whois information, etc. (see Alternate Recommendations for all 6
> recommendations).
> 
> [x] I oppose it
> [ ] I support it


Sincerely,

Mike Brown
All West Communications, Inc. D/B/A AWRegistry