Re: Re[4]: IAHC Proposal (Attacks Thereon)

[Dave Crocker <dcrocker@imc.org>]

At 2:26 PM -0800 1/13/97, Kent Crispin wrote:
>The stated purpose of the 60 day wait is to avoid or reduce expensive
>litigation.  However, the number of lawsuits that have actually

Kent,

	You and others keep citing this as the reason, in spite of repeated
efforts to correct the misunderstanding.

	The purpose of the 60-wait is to increase the stability of the name
after the wait.

	In effect, it is an attempt to move all the challenges into an
initial period, before the applicant has invested heavily or gained any
momentum behind the name.  Carl O's phrase "stable URLs" is an entirely
reasonable example of the desired benefit.  Separate from agreeing on the
likely benefit, let us please at least try to be accurate in defining the
intent.

d/


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