RE: [wg-c] Re: your mail

["Roeland M. J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

There is one condition and that is one where ICANN does NOT get the hand-off
this September. However, that's 'bout the only one.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-wg-c@dnso.org [mailto:owner-wg-c@dnso.org]On Behalf Of
> Christopher Ambler
> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 9:57 PM
> To: 'Karl Auerbach'; 'Cade,Marilyn S - LGA'
> Cc: 'wgc'
> Subject: RE: [wg-c] Re: your mail
>
>
> I cannot see a situation where the current 8-year contract that NSI
> has could be broken, nor can I see a situation in which it would be
> proper.
>
> Put .org and .net aside, and create new registries that get the same
> treatment as .com and give .com some serious competition.
>
> Give each new registry 1 TLD to start as a testbed, prove that it
> works and is not harmful to the Internet (gee, I can't believe I
> said that, according to someone else I don't care about that).
>
> Once the testbed is over, offer new registries positions in up to
> 3 TLDs if you like to create equality. Frankly, I don't see that
> as making much sense, but what do I know?
>
> --
> Christopher Ambler
> chris@the.web
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-wg-c@dnso.org [mailto:owner-wg-c@dnso.org]On
> Behalf Of Karl
> Auerbach
> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 9:46 PM
> To: Cade,Marilyn S - LGA
> Cc: wgc
> Subject: RE: [wg-c] Re: your mail
>
>
>
> > Should we also be talking about spinning .net and .org out
> into separate
> > registries? That would present new business opportunities
> to operate and
> > market names in these gTLDs.
>
> To me it makes sense.  And it comports with the principle
> that I sugested
> the other day that anyone running a DNS service under the
> ICANN franchise
> root be constrained to but one TLD offering.
>
> Bill Semich suggested a counter concern, that of economies of
> scale.  And
> that's a legitimate concern.  To my mind, we probably ought to be more
> interested in mechanisms that encourage imaginative new ideas
> rather than
> saving a few back office cycles.
>
> However, I'm not sure how such diversity would help solve the
> kidsonline
> situtuation.
>
> 		--karl--
>
>