Re: First come/First served

[Michael Dillon <michael@memra.com>]

On Mon, 18 Nov 1996, Tony Rutkowski wrote:

> You raise another really critical issue area - authentication
> of domain names.

We don't need domain names to be authenticated; we just need a guaranteed
way to find the real-world identity of the domain owner. IMHO the IAHC
would do well to address the issue of bogus contact email addresses and
P.O. Box addresses. 

It's not to much to demand that every domain owner must supply a working
set of two email addresses, one for an admin contact and one for a tech
contact, and if either address fails to operate for a significant period
the domain should be put on hold automatically.

And it's not too much to demand that the so-called mailing address for a 
domain be an actual physical location where a warrant or other legal
document can be served if need be, not a P.O. Box address. If this means
that registries need to maintain separate mailing address and legal
address, then so be it. If this means that a registry cannot register
a domain without some real-world proof of identity then so be it.

Michael Dillon                   -               ISP & Internet Consulting
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