Re: I don't think there will be any 60 day wait

[Simon Higgs <simon@higgs.com>]

At 7:55 PM +0100 1/8/97, Paul Svensson wrote:

> Reading from the 19th Dec draft:
> >However, in view of the fact that an existing gTLD registrar
> >currently registers SLDs without a waiting period, the
> >requirement that gTLD registries institute a 60 day
> >publication period will not be effective until that
> >registrar changes its policy to include the 60 day
> >publication period.
>
> It seems clear that if nothing surprising happens, the question of actually
> implementing any hold period for new domains will not be decided by the IAHC,
> but will be left to the CORE to handle in 1998.
> Given the strong disagreement with this policy that we've seen from those
> who have expressed interest in being registrars, and thus CORE members,
> I just can't imagine it will ever happen.
>

There is a simple solution to this. gTLDs/iTLDs are by definition
generic. The usage is generic. There is no reason to validate the
delegation before use. They must also be straitforward to obtain, like
a DBA.

On the other side of the coin, if the use and purpose of the TLD is to
describe specific industry or organizational categories which involve
trademark protection (like .INT's use has been exclusively for
International Treaty Organizations), there is reason for the management
of the TLD to be by a single registry, and include a verification
period, or credentials check.

It's a very simple process. It is entirely beyond the ability of the
current definition of CORE to administer and enforce a waiting period.

Regards,

Simon

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