Re: Thread 5: Defining the namespace (was Re: Thread 1: Sharing)

[Das Devaraj <das@netcom.com>]

On Mon, 30 Dec 1996, Hank Nussbacher wrote:

[ Commenting on Alan Sullivan proposals for the gTLDs .arts, .news, 
 .com, .rec, .net, .ref, .edu, .geo, .ent, .sci, .law, .soc, .med, .cult]
    
> I would assume some sort of gTLD charter would have to be written so that
> everyone knows what belongs in each gTLD.  But how do you enforce it?  What
> is to stop a news agency from wanting to register a .net SLD?

Why should any one SLD have to represent electronically the 
complete persona of any organization or entity?  The information 
available from the SLD registered in .net should conform to 
the charter of the .net gTLD (otherwise SLD should be yanked).  
Likewise for the SLD registered in the .news gTLD. 

Looking at Alan's suggestion, may be the new gTLDs should be the
same as the existing main usenet hierachies?

Das Devaraj
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