Re: [wg-c] Excellent suggestion from slashdot -- apparently not i n 10-23 report

[Milton Mueller <mueller@syr.edu>]

Andrew:
Functionally, the entire name space is global. This is true regardless of
whether the character string at the end (e.g., .au) refers to a specific
country or not. Therefore, I see nothing wrong in having character strings
in the top level that refer to regions, or companies, or country-specific
services. The decision should be driven by consumer demand, not by
preconceived notions of mapping the name space onto political geography.
--MM

Andrew Dalgleish wrote:

> [Andrew Dalgleish]
>
> What I don't understand is why we need TLDs in the form ".xxbanks"
> (where xx is the country code).
>
> Surely this should be handled under the relevant ccTLD?
> (such that ".usbanks" becomes ".banks.us").
>
> This would allow each country to regulate their own segment of the
> domain name space, according to local needs and regulations.
>
> Keep all country-specific domains out of the global name-space.
> (This applies to *all* countries, not just the USA.)
>
> Regards,
> Andrew Dalgleish