Subject: GA-DIGEST V1 #210
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GA-DIGEST           Tuesday, January 2 2001           Volume 01 : Number 210

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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 04:19:34 +0800
From: "YJ Park" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [ga] Season greetings from the Chair

Wishing you happy holidays to Roberto and GA members,
I want to invite GA members to challenging Review WG.

> * DNSO Review
>
> A WG has been created on this subject. Due to the very strict deadline
> (2000-01-15), we may want to organize our contribution soon. Personally, I
> believe that the deadline does not make a lot of sense: with the holidays
in
> between, it will give only few working days to come to conclusions. The
> question arises: why does it take six months to set up a WG, that must
> produce results in less than four weeks? There might be an answer.

Dec. 19 - 22 : Review WG was formed by NC and its press
                       release have been prepared.

Dec. 23 - 26 : The press release was announced through
                       icann-announce list on Dec. 23 and WG members
                       had its brief and informal introduction session.

Dec. 27 - Jan 15: WG Discussion and (Interim) Report.

    - "Charter Discussion" formalization.
    - Timeframe issue
    - "How to produce WG report until Jan 15?"

Together with its brief description on Review WG progress above
in the middle of holiday season, it is a great pleasure to let GA know
Review WG slowly approaches to the below issues.

> * the GA-Chair election method ... [snip]
> the petition from the GA (physical meeting) to the Board directly

> * Individual Constituency
> The eternal question: how to proceed in order to have *real* progress?

Happy 2001 to all of you!
YJ

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Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 03:45:08 -0600
From: "John Palmer" <[email-masked]>
Subject: [ga] ADNS January 2, 2001 Press release.

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ADNS SEES 2001 AS THE YEAR THAT THE INTERNET FREES ITSELF FROM THE=20
CONTROL OF ICANN AS SEVERAL NATIONS PLAN TO WREST CONTROL OF THEIR=20
NATIONAL INTERNET DOMAINS FROM THE CLUTCHES OF ICANN.

CHICAGO, January 2, 2001 /BusinessWire/

AGN Domain Name Service, Inc. (ADNS  - http://www.adns.net ) saw a 47% =
increase=20
in the number of users who now use alternative root server networks, =
indicating=20
further dissatisfaction with the workings of ICANN. ASLAN, the root =
server operated=20
by ADNS received over 2.4 million hits in December, up from over 20% =
from November.

ICANN, or the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers was =
formed to=20
assume control over internet domains and addresses, but has been =
controversial=20
since its inception due to some of its policies.  Many internet users =
have been=20
waiting for new top-level domains for years to alleviate the scarcity of =
"dot.com" names.=20
In mid-November, ICANN announced the selection of several new top-level =
domains,=20
but many people were upset with their choices.

In addition to this, ICANN is reportedly planning to levy a "tax" on the =
nations of the=20
world for the privilege of having a country-code top-level domain. In =
addition=20
to .COM, .NET, .ORG and any new TLD's that ICANN may try to create, each =
nation has always
had the right to have a two-letter "country code" top-level domain that =
was to be under=20
the control of that nation. This goes back to the founding of the =
internet. When ICANN=20
suggested that they had the power to charge a tax on these TLDs, several =
nations began to=20
study the possibility of yanking their CCTLDs from ICANN's root and =
moving them to an=20
alternative root like ORSC.

John Palmer,  president and CEO of ADNS sees these developments as =
examples of why the=20
world will finally free itself from ICANN's grip. "Just think of the =
arrogance necessary=20
to think that they (ICANN) have the right to levy a tax on all of the =
sovereign nations=20
of the world", Palmer said. "This year, 2001, the real beginning of the =
new millennium,=20
will bring with it a change in the way that the internet operates and it =
will be for=20
the better".=20

Palmer says that he knows of several nations that will switch away from =
ICANN to alternative
root networks, sometime in the first half of 2001. "When that happens" =
Palmer said,=20
"Its over - ICANN will no longer have a stranglehold on the internet". =
One of these nations
plans on creating a large number of top-level domains, each representing =
a part of its=20
culture. "ICANN would never do this for them", Palmer said, "but there =
is no technical reason=20
why it cannot be done right now. Its just that ICANN does not want to =
give up its control=20
of the Internet".

ADNS owns the three top-level domains "EARTH", "USA" and "Z" and =
provides internet sites=20
with the ability to register a domain under these top-level domains. =
ADNS has been providing=20
internet related services since 1993.

Each month, ADNS will offer free registration, web hosting service and =
domain service for=20
those registering a domain in a specific part of the EARTH, USA or Z =
hierarchy, provided=20
that they promise to develop public content under that domain name. This =
month, anyone who=20
registers a domain which ends in MOROCCO.EARTH on January 8 between 4AM =
and 5AM  Eastern=20
Time will receive free registration, DNS and web hosting services for =
one year.

ADNS is part of the Open Root Server Consortium (ORSC - =
http://www.open-rsc.org ), a group=20
of individuals and organizations who are all interested in an open, fair =
and technically=20
sound global Domain Name System for the internet. ADNS is providing =
ASLAN free of charge=20
for the use of the internet community.=20

ADNS  also operates the  internet portal site called http://The.EARTH.=20
This site is accessible to any computer that is pointing to the new DNS =
servers.=20

SOURCE: AGN Domain Name Service, Inc.=20

CONTACT: John Palmer, [email-masked] /  312-560-3934

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>ADNS SEES 2001 AS THE YEAR THAT =
THE=20
INTERNET FREES ITSELF FROM THE <BR>CONTROL OF ICANN AS SEVERAL NATIONS =
PLAN TO=20
WREST CONTROL OF THEIR <BR>NATIONAL INTERNET DOMAINS FROM THE CLUTCHES =
OF=20
ICANN.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>CHICAGO, January 2, 2001=20
/BusinessWire/</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>AGN Domain Name Service, Inc. =
(ADNS&nbsp; - <A=20
href=3D"http://www.adns.net">http://www.adns.net</A> ) saw a 47% =
increase <BR>in=20
the number of users who now use alternative root server networks, =
indicating=20
<BR>further dissatisfaction with the workings of ICANN. ASLAN, the root =
server=20
operated <BR>by ADNS received over 2.4 million hits in December, up from =
over=20
20% from November.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ICANN, or the Internet Corporation for =
Assigned=20
Names and Numbers was formed to <BR>assume control over internet domains =
and=20
addresses, but has been controversial <BR>since its inception due to =
some of its=20
policies.&nbsp; Many internet users have been <BR>waiting for new =
top-level=20
domains for years to alleviate the scarcity of "dot.com" names. <BR>In=20
mid-November, ICANN announced the selection of several new top-level =
domains,=20
<BR>but many people were upset with their choices.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In addition to this, ICANN is =
reportedly planning=20
to levy a "tax" on the nations of the <BR>world for the privilege of =
having a=20
country-code top-level domain. In addition <BR>to .COM, .NET, .ORG and =
any new=20
TLD's that ICANN may try to create, each nation has always<BR>had the =
right to=20
have a two-letter "country code" top-level domain that was to be under =
<BR>the=20
control of that nation. This goes back to the founding of the internet. =
When=20
ICANN <BR>suggested that they had the power to charge a tax on these =
TLDs,=20
several nations began to <BR>study the possibility of yanking their =
CCTLDs from=20
ICANN's root and moving them to an <BR>alternative root like =
ORSC.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>John Palmer,&nbsp; president and CEO of =
ADNS sees=20
these developments as examples of why the <BR>world will finally free =
itself=20
from ICANN's grip. "Just think of the arrogance necessary <BR>to think =
that they=20
(ICANN) have the right to levy a tax on all of the sovereign nations =
<BR>of the=20
world", Palmer said. "This year, 2001, the real beginning of the new =
millennium,=20
<BR>will bring with it a change in the way that the internet operates =
and it=20
will be for <BR>the better". </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Palmer says that he knows of several =
nations that=20
will switch away from ICANN to alternative<BR>root networks, sometime in =
the=20
first half of 2001. "When that happens" Palmer said, <BR>"Its over - =
ICANN will=20
no longer have a stranglehold on the internet". One of these =
nations<BR>plans on=20
creating a large number of top-level domains, each representing a part =
of its=20
<BR>culture. "ICANN would never do this for them", Palmer said, "but =
there is no=20
technical reason <BR>why it cannot be done right now. Its just that =
ICANN does=20
not want to give up its control <BR>of the Internet".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ADNS owns the three top-level domains =
"EARTH",=20
"USA" and "Z" and provides internet sites <BR>with the ability to =
register a=20
domain under these top-level domains. ADNS has been providing =
<BR>internet=20
related services since 1993.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Each month, ADNS will offer free =
registration, web=20
hosting service and domain service for <BR>those registering a domain in =
a=20
specific part of the EARTH, USA or Z hierarchy, provided <BR>that they =
promise=20
to develop public content under that domain name. This month, anyone who =

<BR>registers a domain which ends in MOROCCO.EARTH on January 8 between =
4AM and=20
5AM&nbsp; Eastern <BR>Time will receive free registration, DNS and web =
hosting=20
services for one year.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ADNS is part of the Open Root Server =
Consortium=20
(ORSC - <A href=3D"http://www.open-rsc.org">http://www.open-rsc.org</A> =
), a group=20
<BR>of individuals and organizations who are all interested in an open, =
fair and=20
technically <BR>sound global Domain Name System for the internet. ADNS =
is=20
providing ASLAN free of charge <BR>for the use of the internet =
community.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ADNS&nbsp; also operates the&nbsp; =
internet portal=20
site called <A href=3D"http://The.EARTH">http://The.EARTH</A>. <BR>This =
site is=20
accessible to any computer that is pointing to the new DNS servers.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>SOURCE: AGN Domain Name Service, Inc. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>CONTACT: John Palmer, <A=20
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</A> /&nbsp;=20
312-560-3934<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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