RE: [wg-c] new TLDs

["Paul Gregson - GMi" <Paul@Gregson.com>]

Sirs,

I have been watching and reading from afar for some time now.  It would seem
that something has finally happened.

I don't pretend to be as technically savvy as many of you out there, but one
thing I have noticed today is in regards to the .name TLD.

Global Names Registry who appear to have been awarded the rights to control
this TLD are also linked to Name Planet (www.nameplanet.com).  As some
people on the list (me included) have personalized email addresses, it would
appear that the demand for such personalization is high.  This is Name
Planets business.

If my technical understanding is correct, Global Name Registry will keep
control of all the 2nd(?) level TLDs (e.g. www.surname.name) and allow other
ICANN affiliated registrars the ability to sell on 3rd level TLDs
(www.firstname.surname.name).  However, if you wish to utilize the email
address firstname@surname.name, this will have to be done through Global
Names Registry direct.  If this is so (and I stand corrected) Global Names
Registry (or their associates) would have a monopoly on these sure to be
popular email addresses.

Paul Gregson
Gregson & Mutlu International Limited

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-wg-c@dnso.org [mailto:owner-wg-c@dnso.org]On Behalf Of Rod
Dixon, J.D., LL.M.
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 8:57 AM
To: James Love; Jonathan Weinberg
Cc: wg-c@dnso.org
Subject: Re: [wg-c] new TLDs


Does anyone know whether ICANN provided (or intends to provide) a written
reason to those applicants who were rejected? I am assuming the board took
an up-or-down vote, but I am wondering whether board also intends to attempt
to show the vote was not arbitrary by sending out a written response?

Rod


----- Original Message -----
From: "James Love" <love@cptech.org>
To: "Jonathan Weinberg" <weinberg@mail.msen.com>
Cc: <wg-c@dnso.org>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 12:04 AM
Subject: Re: [wg-c] new TLDs


> I have recieved some private mail, asking if we were happy with the
> ICANN results, and the answer is no.  Like many others, were were
> disappointed with many of the rejections and many of the comments from
> various board members.  That said, I think that Jonathan and others who
> moved the process forward deserve thanks, and I hope this leads to a
> further expansion of the root.  I thought it was interesting how close
> the numbers came to the 6 to 10 from the WG-C report.   We'd like to see
> thousands added, and I imagine these will lead to a much greater number
> down the road.  I hope so.  I feel badly for those who paid the $50k and
> were rejected on very arbitrary grounds.
>
>  Jamie
>
>
> On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, James Love wrote:
>
> > Kudos really to Jonathan, and in its own way, ICANN seems to be doing
> > the Working Group C report.  Jamie
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, Jonathan Weinberg wrote:
> >
> > > The ICANN Board just approved seven new TLDs:  BIZ (JVTeam), INFO
> > > (Afilias), NAME (Global Name Registry), PRO (RegistryPro), MUSEUM
(MDMA),
> > > AERO (SITA), and COOP (NCDA).  Kudos to all who helped to bring this
> > > about.
> > >
> > > Jon
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jonathan Weinberg
> > > weinberg@msen.com
> > >
> >
> >
>
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>
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