Subject: GA-DIGEST V1 #174
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GA-DIGEST           Sunday, October 29 2000           Volume 01 : Number 174

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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 00:34:04 +0200 (MET DST)
From: "Roberto Gaetano" <[email-masked]>
Subject: [ga] List Rules Vote

OK.
We have a motion and a second, let's vote on the rules as proposed by 
Harald.
Details to follow.
Regards
Roberto
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Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 16:04:02 -0600
From: "John Palmer" <[email-masked]>
Subject: [ga] An open letter to Louis Touton

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Mr. Touton,

This is to inform you that AGN Domain Name Service, Inc is asserting =
legals rights to the top level domains .USA, .EARTH and .Z.=20

We have operated a registry for these top-level domains since late 1995. =
If you check the famous "Postel List", you can see that we were one of =
the first applicants for new top level domains in late 1995. At that =
time, we established our registry and have been in operation since that =
time taking registrations in .EARTH and .USA. In March of 1997, we added =
the .Z top-level domain.=20

ADNS disagrees with the direction that ICANN is taking the Domain Name =
System and we do not choose to participate in the ICANN process. =
Instead, we are
supporting alternative root server networks and will continue to do so.

Although none of our three top-level domains have been entered into the =
ICANN application process at this time, we would like to inform you that =
we are
asserting legal ownership of these top level domains. Any attempt to add =
them to the ICANN controlled root zone under the control and ownership =
of=20
any other party will be considered by ADNS to be an infringement of our =
legal rights and we will take appropriate action. For ICANN to assign =
these
top-level domains to another party in the ICANN root would dilute our =
service mark and damage our company financially. In addition to this, it =
would also
fragment the internet as there would be two different versions of the =
same top-level domain.

In spite of Ms.Dyson's claim, alternative root networks take great care =
not to allow fragmentation by allowing competing versions of top level =
domains into their root zones if they are already in existence in =
another root zone. We would expect ICANN to take the same care and =
consideration to avoid fragmentation. There is room for all of us on the =
internet. Please respect our rights to operate our business and respect =
the rights of alternative root networks.=20

If you have any questions, you can contact me by e-mail. You may =
consider this an "open letter" and can publish it if you wish.

John P. Palmer
President
AGN Domain Name Service (ADNS), Inc.
Chicago, IL

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mr. Touton,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is to inform you that AGN Domain =
Name Service,=20
Inc is asserting legals rights to the top level domains .USA, .EARTH and =
.Z.=20
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<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We have operated a registry for these =
top-level=20
domains since late 1995. If you check the famous "Postel List", you can =
see that=20
we were one of the first applicants for new top level domains in late =
1995. At=20
that time, we established our registry and have been in operation since =
that=20
time taking registrations in .EARTH and .USA. In March of 1997, we added =
the .Z=20
top-level domain. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ADNS disagrees with the direction that =
ICANN is=20
taking the Domain Name System and we do not choose to participate in the =
ICANN=20
process. Instead, we are</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>supporting alternative root server =
networks and=20
will continue to do so.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Although none of our three top-level =
domains have=20
been entered into the ICANN application process at this time, we would =
like to=20
inform you that we are</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>asserting legal ownership of these top =
level=20
domains. Any attempt to add them to the ICANN controlled root zone under =
the=20
control and ownership of </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>any other party will be considered by =
ADNS to be an=20
infringement of our legal rights and we will take appropriate action. =
For ICANN=20
to assign these</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>top-level domains to another party in =
the ICANN=20
root would dilute our service mark and damage our company financially. =
In=20
addition to this, it would also</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>fragment the internet as there would be =
two=20
different versions of the same top-level domain.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In spite of Ms.Dyson's claim, =
alternative root=20
networks take great care not to allow fragmentation by allowing =
competing=20
versions of top level domains into their root zones if they are already =
in=20
existence in another root zone. We would expect ICANN to take the same =
care and=20
consideration to avoid fragmentation. There is room for all of us on the =

internet. Please respect our rights to operate our business and respect =
the=20
rights of alternative root networks. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you have any questions, you can =
contact me by=20
e-mail. You may consider this an "open letter" and can publish it if you =

wish.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>John P. Palmer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>President</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>AGN Domain Name Service (ADNS), =
Inc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Chicago, =
IL</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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