Re: Conflict resolution?

[Simon Higgs <simon@higgs.com>]

At 12:39 AM -0800 11/21/96, Michael Dillon wrote:

> On Thu, 21 Nov 1996, Simon Higgs wrote:
>
> > > ISO 3166 TLD - these are the two letter TLD's that are delegated to the
> > >                control of a national organization in each individual
> > >                country. After the initial delegation they are no
> > >                longer subject to the control of IANA or the international
> > >                Internet community. The name refers to the two character
> > >                ISO 3166 country codes, as used by the International
> > >                Postal Union, that form these TLD's.
>
> > rs.internic.net/netinfo/iso3166-countrycodes
>
> > No Jersey. No Guernsey. Either InterNIC's ISO 3166 information is out
> > of date (!), or they fall into the first category.  Both TLDs were
> > created in 1996.
>
> So what. They still aren't iTLD's and aren't relevant to this list. If you
> have a problem with this stuff why not talk to IANA directly.
>

For those bears of little brain who keep insisting that there is/was no
procedure for any new TLDs except "to wait for the IAHC", these new
TLDs** show that there is an existing, functioning, and active
procedure to establish new non-ISO 3166 TLDs in ".". The procedure *IS*
there. Denial is futile.

In the same in-tray at IANA as those two TLDs are many pre-IAHC and
pre-draft-postel TLD applications. You KNOW what will happen if these
applications are just tossed out.

Judging by your remarks, you are insisting the iAHC have no say in
anything but iTLDs? This is a remarkably stupid idea. Their job is to
make sure the namespace is consistent across all TLD types. Otherwise
they've come one step closer to permanently fragmenting the namespace.

**BTW, I have no problem with either of these two TLDs being in the
root (though I am very suprised Canvey Island and the Isle of Wight
did't get the same treatment ;^p). They just happen to be convenient
examples.


Simon

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