Re: New TLDs and Registry charters

[Michael Dillon <michael@memra.com>]

I want to reply to this question on the list.

On Sat, 7 Dec 1996, somebody wrote:

> > .... IBM Inc. cannot register in .ENT at all
> 
> I missed the rational for this point.
> 
> Could ibm be ibm.computers.ent as well as ibm.software.ent and
> ibm.printers.ent? 

It's because their name is just plain IBM Inc. We could always stretch the
rules and say that the .INC or .Corp or .OY portion can be used so they
could be ibm.inc.ent and Nokia OY could be nokia.oy.ent but I think that
large well-known companies like this will be satisfied with existing .com
domains. But if they have legitimate subsidiaries (fax the letterhead)
then they can always register those in .ent.

The .ent domain would be a strictly commercial neighborhood so I expect
that it would cost more than $50 per year to cover handling and storing
the faxes. One of the services offered prominently on their priocelist
will be a notarized photocopy of the original faxes so that everything is
up front and above board, i.e. the registry is not in any way placing
themselves between their customers and possible legal actions.

Some may object that on the Internet we should not be requiring faxes
for applications. I would counter by saying that there are already several
means for transmitting faxes via the Internet and this is a legitimate way
to communicate images such as the company letterhead. 

And we don't care about forgers or about dummy front companies. We get the
fax, process it and make the information PUBLICLY available. This is what
a registry is for; to publish information. If people want to do sleazy
things then they will do it in a house of glass.

Michael Dillon                   -               Internet & ISP Consulting
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