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GA-DIGEST          Tuesday, January 15 2002          Volume 01 : Number 989

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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 09:31:06 -0600
From: [email-masked] (Kristy McKee)
Subject: [ga] Election Results

Congratulations Thomas and Alexander.

:)

~k

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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 07:47:37 -0800
From: William X Walsh <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [ga] vote count

Monday, Monday, January 14, 2002, 5:19:17 AM, Abel Wisman wrote:

> can we expect a count on the votes on WLS and WG at midnight CET ?

> If so the i will write the neccesary emails myself, announcing the GA has 
> decided (if they decide in favor) and request a maillist and "offical seal of 
> approval" are given, with or without we should be underway by tomorow

The DNSO Secretariat takes care of all that Abel.

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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 07:49:03 -0800
From: William X Walsh <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [ga] Election Results

Monday, Monday, January 14, 2002, 7:31:06 AM, Kristy McKee wrote:

> Congratulations Thomas and Alexander.

Or should that be Sympathies  :)

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Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 03:07:48 +1100
From: "Patrick Corliss" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [ga] Election Results

On Mon, 14 Jan 2002 09:31:06 -0600, Kristy McKee wrote:

> Congratulations Thomas and Alexander.
> 
> :)
> 
> ~k

I would add my best wishes for your term in office !!

PS    You were close, Kristy, good try !!

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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 08:15:45 -0800
From: Eric Dierker <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [ga] Results of b11 vote -- GA Chair and Alternate in 2002

Congratulations and Good luck!!!

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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 16:49:49 +0000
From: Abel Wisman <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [ga] Results of b11 vote -- GA Chair and Alternate in 2002

Congratulations and Good luck

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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 11:52:50 -0500
From: Dan Steinberg <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [ga] Election Results

Indeed!

Kristy McKee wrote:

> Congratulations Thomas and Alexander.
>
> :)
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> ~k
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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 17:00:08 +0000
From: Abel Wisman <[email-masked]>
Subject: [ga] on WLS

and for those who think or claim that  large numbers of users are behind this 
scheme, i suggest you read up here :

http://slashdot.org/articles/02/01/14/0649205.shtml

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Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 04:47:37 +1100
From: "Patrick Corliss" <[email-masked]>
Subject: [ga] international domain news

Reposted from the Australian DNS mailing list.

On Tue, 15 Jan 2002 04:37:50 +1100 (EST), David Goldstein wrote:

No Decisions Made On New Domains - ICANN
Officials at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) today said that they have made no decisions as to what sort
of Internet domains will be created the next time ICANN adds new
suffixes to the Internet's worldwide addressing system.

http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=2764&PHPSESSID=4a847039d78bf35b32c
f2e71eeb84b7c

Domain Dispute Mechanism Works Well
The global mechanism for settling disputes over Internet addresses is
"functioning satisfactorily," despite lingering concerns about the
extent to which arbitrators are honoring free speech rights of
address holders, according to a study issued today.

http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=2763&PHPSESSID=4a847039d78bf35b32c
f2e71eeb84b7c
 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173598.html
 http://www.udrplaw.net/

.me registers in Britain
The new .me.uk domain opened for registrations Monday morning, after
a strong vote of approval by Nominet, the United Kingdom's national
registry of domain names.
 http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8476481.html
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2102460,00.html

>From BNA Internet Law News...
ICANN CHIEF FAVOURS MEMBERS-ONLY INTERNET ADDRESSES
ICANN President M. Stuart Lynn has stated that he favors
creating new members-only suffixes, such as .edu and
.museum, over unrestricted domains like .com and .info.
Lynn's comments echo those made by ICANN Chairman Vint Cerf
at a meeting with reporters in December.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/085332.htm
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8436749.html

REGISTRARS CRITICIZE RECYCLED DOMAIN NAME PROPOSAL
A group of Internet address retailers are criticizing a plan
aimed at redistributing some of the world's most attractive
Internet domain names as they expire.  The comments follow
VeriSign's recent proposal for the creation of an Internet
address "Wait List Service" (WLS) that electronic
speculators could use to reregister .com addresses that are
scheduled to lapse.  Verisign proposal at
http://www.loffs.com/images/VRSN_WLS.pdf
Coverage at
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173564.html

Nebraska Neo-Nazi Irks German Pol
German Interior Minister Otto Schily, an energetic campaigner against
U.S.-based neo-Nazi websites, has asked U.S. Attorney General John
Ashcroft for help in his fight.
Specifically, Schily asked Ashcroft during one of their recent
face-to-face meetings to exert pressure on an American Internet
service provider to block a site with an official-sounding German
name that currently diverts traffic to a neo-Nazi site.
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,49566,00.html

UN Adopts Resolution On World Summit On Information Society
The United Nations has taken a major step toward bridging the digital
divide with the adoption, by the General Assembly, of a resolution
which welcomes the organisation of the World Summit on the
Information Society.
The summit, which is expected to promote access by all countries to
information, knowledge and communications technologies for
development, is to be held in two phases, the first in Geneva in 2003
and the second in Tunisia in 2005, and is being convened under the
high patronage of the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200201100296.html

The Internet is for Everyone
Memo by Vint Cerf, 1 January, 2002
Abstract - The Internet really is for everyone. However, it will only
be such if we make it so.

http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-isoc-internet-for-everyone-01.txt

CERT: Number of Viruses, Flaws Rocket Skyward
The number of viruses and other types of attacks making rounds on the
Internet, and the number of security vulnerabilities discovered in
software, climbed dramatically in 2001, according to newly issued
statistics by the Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination
Center (CERT/CC).

http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article/0,,10_953241,00.html

Regards
Patrick Corliss

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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 12:18:43 -0800
From: Jeff Williams <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [ga] Re: The GA -- A Respected Forum ?

Thomas and all assembly members,

Thomas Roessler wrote:

> - snip -
>
> What I want is more of that stuff.  And less of the proedural
> discussions you seem to like so much.

  Oh I very much agree with you here Thomas.  However until or unless
there is a good open and transparent process there can b no useful or
good product, just comments/observations and general discussion.
Of course all of that is fine and dandy, but it really does not provide
for a definitive reflection of the GA's position as a body on anything...

So without further adew, "Without good process there can be no
good product".

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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 12:37:23 -0800
From: Jeff Williams <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [ga] on WLS - The press

Abel and all assembly members,

  Also see: http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/173564.html
and http://www.dotcomscoop.com/article.php?sid=106

Abel Wisman wrote:

> and for those who think or claim that  large numbers of users are behind this
> scheme, i suggest you read up here :
>
> http://slashdot.org/articles/02/01/14/0649205.shtml
>
> abel
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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 12:40:59 -0800
From: Jeff Williams <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [ga] Supplemental report from the GA-rep on the ORG TF report

Marc and all assembly members,

  Thank you Marc for you hard work and this short report.
I am sure our members as well as some GA members will
have comments and suggestions in it's regard.  Well done!  >;)

Marc Schneiders wrote:

> Based on the comments I received, I wrote a short supplemental report
> about a few remaining issues in the final report to the Names
> Council. The text is below.
>
> Thanks for your comments and suggestions! And for letting me be part
> of this task force.
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> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Supplementary report from the GA-rep in the ORG TF
>
> 1. In general the topics that were important in discussions on the
> divestiture of ORG on the GA-list, are dealt with in a satisfactory
> way in the report. Important issues like grandfathering, as well as
> some form of direct influence of the registrants on the management of
> the registry are given ample space in the text.
>
> 2. Concerns remain, however, such as the possibility of a price raise
> in the registration fee for ORG names, as a result of the guidelines
> regarding surplus funds (2c). A better idea would be, to lower prices,
> if 'profit' would be made. Or to subsidize registrations in
> third-world countries. Hopefully applicants will indicate more
> specifically, how they intend to deal with surplus funds, so that they
> cannot be used to finance unrelated activities.
>
> 3. Unfortunately the report does not contain any indication, how the
> operator of new ORG could and should deal with registrars that
> frustrate the marketing policy, which is so important for
> new ORG to succeed in the way the report proposes. Some form of
> de-accreditation for ORG as far as new registrations are concerned,
> if a registrar refuses to implement the marketing strategy of ORG, is
> necessary. E.g., if a registrar insists on trying to sell the ORG
> domain with every COM domain it sells, and refuses to change its
> website, there should be a procedure to 'punish' this registrar. This
> is not difficult to implement and control. Registrars will report each
> other's transgressions to the ORG operator, no doubt.
> It is quite clear, that it is not possible (and not even in any way
> desirable) to take existing registrations away from registrars,
> including the right to renew them. The above is only concerned with
> new registrations.
>
> 4. The UDRP should apply to new ORG in a different manner than to e.g.
> COM, given the different target users of the TLD. Common words or
> acronyms (e.g. 'word' or 'att') should not necessarily be transferred
> to the companies that have a trademark in these names, if there is no
> actual trademark violation.
>
> 5. Some sort of provision that makes it impossible that VeriSign adds
> ORG again to its collection of TLDs is necessary.
>
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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 12:44:02 -0800
From: Jeff Williams <[email-masked]>
Subject: [ga] Congrats to Thomas and Alexander. Chair election

Thomas, Alex and all assembly members,

  My hardy congratulations to Thomas and Alex on their election!  >;)

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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 22:55:25 +0100
From: Thomas Roessler <[email-masked]>
Subject: [ga] Thank you.

I'm writing this message on behalf of Alexander and myself.  First
of all, we'd like to thank you for the trust you have expressed by 
giving us your votes.

We'll try to make this mailing list a better place for fruitful 
discussions on DNSO issues - under the assumption that the NC 
chooses to follow the GA's wishes, of course. ;-)

Some things we'll do, or try to do:

 - Alexander will take over list monitoring.  For the time being, 
   he'll be the only list monitor.
 
 - The GA's rules of conduct and the posting limit (5 posts per day 
   and individual) will be enforced. In particular, those who are 
   currently exceeding their posting limit on a regular basis should 
   make use of the time until the names council teleconference on 
   Friday to get used to a lower posting frequency again.

 - The GA summary will be posted on a half-regular basis (I'll try
   weekly, but I can't promise).  The summary is intended to help
   those who don't read every posting to this list to understand
   what's going on, and not to miss the more important and
   substantial points.  In particular, we'd appreciate if
   representatives from DNSO constituencies could regularly forward
   the summary to their constituencies' mailing lists.

   (Of course, you can also just drop me a line and tell me where I 
   should send it.)

 - We'll try to persuade the DNSO constituencies to more frequently 
   move discussions on interesting and important topics to the GA 
   list, like the registrars did with WLS.  Of course, constituency 
   members are welcome to follow the topics. ;-)

 - We'll try to persuade the GA's representatives to the various task 
   forces to send reports to the GA list on a half-regular basis. 
   Look at David Farrar's report from the review task force, or at 
   Marc Schneider's latest summary on dot-org for examples.

   (We'll write more on the Task Force vs. WG issue in a separate 
   posting.)

You may notice that much of this involves persuading others to do 
something.  That's right.  We can't, we don't want, and we won't 
be the entertainers who fill this mailing list with discussions.

However, we will try to make sure that YOU find an agreeable 
framework for intelligent discussions on this mailing list.

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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 22:55:10 +0100
From: Jefsey Morfin <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [ga] Working Groups

Thank you for this refreshing and clarifying insight. Jefsey

On 02:23 14/01/02, Kent Crispin said:
>On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 07:02:03PM -0500, Sandy Harris wrote:
> > > What sort of power do you expect the WG to have over the SOs for example?
> >
> > We're talking a bit at cross purposes here. Let me try to clarify.
> >
> > What I'm trying to do is advocate a model more like (my understanding of)
> > the way the IETF does things rather than the current way ICANN does them.
>
>IETF WGs are an excellent model for what the GA *could* be doing, but
>not, I think, for what you think the GA *should* be doing: IETF WGs are
>fundamentally *document-producing systems*, not *decision systems*.
>
>This is an absolutely fundamental distinction.  The documents that the
>IETF produces, as a general rule, have absolutely no binding effect on
>anyone; you (or a company) can follow an RFC or not, as you please.
>Basically, the IETF produces documents, and whether they have any effect
>is completely dependent on how the public reacts to them.  In fact, the
>IETF is perfectly capable of producing incompatible, competing protocols
>for doing the same basic function.
>
>If you transfer that model to the DNSO, then there would be great
>freedom to form working groups on any topic relevant to the DNSO, but
>the documents that those WGs produced would not be binding on anyone.
>You could form one WG to define and clarify a particular view of how
>things should be done; and I could from a second, competing WG to
>explain the same thing.  The WGs could each produce documents that were
>the consensus of their respective WGs, but there would be absolutely no
>presumption that the process developed any policy that was in any way
>binding on ICANN or anyone else.
>
>[...]
>
> > So, in that context, I'm saying I'd like to see roles much more like the
> > IETF system of Working Groups overseen by Area Directors and the IESG
> > (Internet Engineering Steering Committee).
>
>If you go back over the archives of WG "D" (the WG on WGs), I think it
>was (one of the userful things the IETF does is require mnenomics for
>WGs -- much better than the nonsense of using single letter names), you
>will find proposals for exactly this kind of stuff.
>
> >
> > Restrict the Names Council and ICANN Board from rewriting WG proposals.
> > They can reject a proposal, or send it back to the WG for a rewrite, but
> > not rewrite it themselves. On overall policy matters, they might generate
> > pronouncements like the IESG/IAB RFC 1984. However, the basic model is
> > that decisions are made by Working Groups.
>
>You are very confused about the IETF, I'm afraid.
>
> > Scrap the idea that the Names Council should ever appoint a closed Task
> > Force rather than setting up an open Working Group to deal with a problem.
> >
> > Scrap the notion of constituencies. Let them join the Working Groups.
>
>You know the saying about those who don't know history are condemned to
>repeat it?  You are proposing that we repeat history.  We tried open
>WGs and they don't work for the purpose you imagine they do.
>
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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 17:50:49 -0500
From: Dan Steinberg <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [ga] Thank you.

Thomas,

This is an excellent start.  Looks like your transition team was hard at
work on the weekend.

Thomas Roessler wrote:

> I'm writing this message on behalf of Alexander and myself.  First
> of all, we'd like to thank you for the trust you have expressed by
> giving us your votes.
>
> We'll try to make this mailing list a better place for fruitful
> discussions on DNSO issues - under the assumption that the NC
> chooses to follow the GA's wishes, of course. ;-)
>
> Some things we'll do, or try to do:
>
>  - Alexander will take over list monitoring.  For the time being,
>    he'll be the only list monitor.
>
>  - The GA's rules of conduct and the posting limit (5 posts per day
>    and individual) will be enforced. In particular, those who are
>    currently exceeding their posting limit on a regular basis should
>    make use of the time until the names council teleconference on
>    Friday to get used to a lower posting frequency again.
>
>  - The GA summary will be posted on a half-regular basis (I'll try
>    weekly, but I can't promise).  The summary is intended to help
>    those who don't read every posting to this list to understand
>    what's going on, and not to miss the more important and
>    substantial points.  In particular, we'd appreciate if
>    representatives from DNSO constituencies could regularly forward
>    the summary to their constituencies' mailing lists.
>
>    (Of course, you can also just drop me a line and tell me where I
>    should send it.)
>
>  - We'll try to persuade the DNSO constituencies to more frequently
>    move discussions on interesting and important topics to the GA
>    list, like the registrars did with WLS.  Of course, constituency
>    members are welcome to follow the topics. ;-)
>
>  - We'll try to persuade the GA's representatives to the various task
>    forces to send reports to the GA list on a half-regular basis.
>    Look at David Farrar's report from the review task force, or at
>    Marc Schneider's latest summary on dot-org for examples.
>
>    (We'll write more on the Task Force vs. WG issue in a separate
>    posting.)
>
> You may notice that much of this involves persuading others to do
> something.  That's right.  We can't, we don't want, and we won't
> be the entertainers who fill this mailing list with discussions.
>
> However, we will try to make sure that YOU find an agreeable
> framework for intelligent discussions on this mailing list.
>
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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 17:15:54 -0800
From: Jeff Williams <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [ga] Thank you.

Thomas and all assembly members,

  Thank you Thomas for your "Positions" here as a prelude to
addressing some general issues regarding this forum.  I am sure
some here find several of these ideas helpful and insightful.

  I have a few points that I would like to comment to the
areas you covered below.  (See more below)

Thomas Roessler wrote:

> I'm writing this message on behalf of Alexander and myself.  First
> of all, we'd like to thank you for the trust you have expressed by
> giving us your votes.
>
> We'll try to make this mailing list a better place for fruitful
> discussions on DNSO issues - under the assumption that the NC
> chooses to follow the GA's wishes, of course. ;-)

  I hope by stating the GA wishes, you mean ALL of the members
of the GA here?  Please advise.

>
>
> Some things we'll do, or try to do:
>
>  - Alexander will take over list monitoring.  For the time being,
>    he'll be the only list monitor.

  I believe the current rules require three monitors, do they not?

>
>
>  - The GA's rules of conduct and the posting limit (5 posts per day
>    and individual) will be enforced. In particular, those who are
>    currently exceeding their posting limit on a regular basis should
>    make use of the time until the names council teleconference on
>    Friday to get used to a lower posting frequency again.
>
>  - The GA summary will be posted on a half-regular basis (I'll try
>    weekly, but I can't promise).  The summary is intended to help
>    those who don't read every posting to this list to understand
>    what's going on, and not to miss the more important and
>    substantial points.  In particular, we'd appreciate if
>    representatives from DNSO constituencies could regularly forward
>    the summary to their constituencies' mailing lists.

  Excellent idea here!

>
>
>    (Of course, you can also just drop me a line and tell me where I
>    should send it.)
>
>  - We'll try to persuade the DNSO constituencies to more frequently
>    move discussions on interesting and important topics to the GA
>    list, like the registrars did with WLS.  Of course, constituency
>    members are welcome to follow the topics. ;-)
>
>  - We'll try to persuade the GA's representatives to the various task
>    forces to send reports to the GA list on a half-regular basis.
>    Look at David Farrar's report from the review task force, or at
>    Marc Schneider's latest summary on dot-org for examples.
>
>    (We'll write more on the Task Force vs. WG issue in a separate
>    posting.)
>
> You may notice that much of this involves persuading others to do
> something.  That's right.  We can't, we don't want, and we won't
> be the entertainers who fill this mailing list with discussions.

  Good point.  However you realize that determining what is and what is
not
and "Entertainer" as you put it is very subjective.  As far as I know,
and
from the current rules for this forum, there isn't a definition that such

could be measured by.  That lack could turn out to be a problem.

>
>
> However, we will try to make sure that YOU find an agreeable
> framework for intelligent discussions on this mailing list.
>
> Thanks.
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Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 00:16:58 +0100
From: Thomas Roessler <[email-masked]>
Subject: [ga] Task Forces and Working Groups

Since there have been some discussions recently on starting a 
Working Group on the deleted domains issue, a word on how we are 
planning to handle such requests may seem in order.

Basically, two situations can occur:

 1. Some topic is being discussed all over the DNSO, and 
    constituencies want to achieve some consensus.  The current 
    method of approaching this is that the Names Council starts a 
    Task Force.  If constituencies agree on this, there's not much 
    the GA can do about it - in particular, we can't draw the 
    constituencies to some open working group against their own will.

    In such Task Forces, the GA will be represented, and - as we said 
    in our "thank you" posting - we'll ask the GA representative to 
    the Task Force to regularly report on the happenings in that TF 
    to the main GA list.  If someone feels a need to provide further 
    input on the topic of the particular TF (or to discuss it), the 
    GA list wil be a good place for such discussions, and the GA rep 
    to the TF should transport the arguments and results from such 
    discussions to the Task Force.

    If required by the traffic generated, the GA could easily set up 
    a "separate mirror WG" on that topic, which accompanies the Names 
    Council task force.
   
 2. Some topic may be intensively debated on the GA list itself. 
    There's nothing wrong about this, and we'd generally like to ask 
    those who discuss it to just keep their discussions on the GA
    list.  After all, that's what the list was made for.

    If too much traffic is generated, such discussions can and should 
    be moved off the main GA list, and we'd certainly like to help 
    you to create such a list.  Whether you call it a special 
    interest mailing list or a "DNSO GA WG" is up to you. ;-)

Of course, all this says nothing about what position we take in the 
general Working-Group-vs-Task-Force controversy.

Frankly, we don't know which method is more efficient.  Both have 
their up- and downsides.  Maybe there's another model which is 
better than both.

For this reason, we'll try to organize some discussion on this for 
the GA's Accra physical meeting.  However, this is still in the most 
early planning and drafting stage, so we don't promise anything 
special yet - except that we are aware of the issue, and will try to 
get some clarification on it.

Finally, how does this apply to the domain deletions issue?  For the 
moment, we'd ask that the discussion remains on the main GA list, 
and that discussions on whether to form a working group or not are 
suspended.  If extensive discussions on deletions continue, and if 
they become a problem for other discussions, we can still move them 
elsewhere.  As they say on Usenet: Show traffic, get group.

Kind regards,

Thomas & Alexander
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