Re: registries and lotteries

[Hank Nussbacher <hank@ibm.net.il>]

On Fri, 20 Dec 1996, Christopher Ambler wrote:

> 
> > There have been some questions raised here about the intent behind
> > the lottery mechanism. I thought I'd quote this paragraph from the
> > draft, which some might not have read carefully.
> 
> >    The ultimate goal for registries operating in the gTLDspace is that
> >    any qualified entity may be a registrar, and that every registrar
> >    shares responsibility for registering domain names in all gTLDs.
> 
> Wonderful.
> 
> >    Noting its concern for managing change to a critical Internet
> >    resource, IAHC believes that the number of additional Registrars
> >    authorized in the next year should be limited to between twenty and
> >    thirty, with additional Registrars added at the rate of twenty to
> >    thirty per year, subject to an annual review of the efficient
> >    functioning of the system.
> 
> This is clearly wrong. Not only are you creating an artificial barrier to
> entry, but you're going to be excluding many companies that have been working
> on this process since day one by a roll of the dice. Pointing out that they
> can be in the lottery the next year, or that the limit will be removed once
> NSI shares is irrelivant, as the first wave will have the market foothold.
> 
> Remove the lottery entirely, limit based solely on technical and business
> ability, and we'll go from there.

Once again, I'll post from the draft:

The selection of registries in a region will be by lottery among qualified
applicants. Registrar rights are non-transferable
to other entities. 

IAHC will establish the qualifications required of each applicant to
become a registrar. These qualifications will be
objective and will be subject to independent confirmation. The application
forms for Registrars will be prepared by IAHC,
and will include the following provisions: 
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We want to have only qualified applicants in the lottery based on
technical and financial metrics.    Does that help you?


> 
> 
> 
> --
> Christopher Ambler
> President, Image Online Design, Inc.
> 

Hank Nussbacher
IAHC member
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