Re: Disposition of the TLD applications made to the IANA

[Aveek Datta <MoNoLiTH+@CMU.EDU>]

Excerpts from newdom: 22-Nov-96 Disposition of the TLD appl.. by Jon
Postel@ISI.EDU 
> I believe that the IANA response to TLD applications sent to the IANA
> over the past year has been fairly consistent and has usually included
> the statement:
>  
>         Request sent to the IANA for a new top level domain will be
>         filed with the many other requests.  There is some considerable
>         possibility that this particular request will not be granted
>         (in simple words -- don't plan on it).
>  
> While the IANA will send the file of these applications to the IAHC, it
> is not at all clear what status these requests will be given by the the
> IAHC.

Well maybe usually but not always. I sent in a request and recieved a one
line reply from Joyce. Nothing like that. Feel free to search for it ..
.WORLD. If you 'lost' it, it will be proof positive that IANA is granting
favors to either organizations that it likes, or ones that bully it around.

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