Re: gTLD-MoU Related News (August 19, 1997)

[Jay@Iperdome.com]

At 08:55 AM 8/23/97 -0700, Dave Crocker / IMC wrote:
>>>>> >> that clearly states that NO new TLDs shall be added until
>>>>> >> the USG has completed its deliberations.
>>Facts:
>>    June 10th     NSI asks NSF about adding new TLDs
>
>	One hopes that readers note the lack of any substantiation of the
>reference to the inquiry process.  
>
>	Competent propaganda bases its misrepresentations on kernels of truth.  


Don't take my word for it.  

Here is a copy of the June 25th 
letter as reported by Gordon Cook:


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>Here is the text of the June 25 NSF letter
>
>Mr. David M. Graves
>Internet Business Manager
>Network Solutions, Inc.
>505 Huntmar Park Drive
>Herndon, VA 20170
>
>Dear Mr. Graves:
>
>This letter responds to your letter of June 10, 1997, which requests that
>as the Cognizant Program Official for the referenced agreement I concur in
>a proposed plan and process under which Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI)
>-acting as Internet Registry (as designated by RFC 1591) -- would
>authorize and create new Top Level Domain (TLD)s and registrars.  We
>appreciate the current and potential litigation burdens described in your
>letter and understand NSI's need to respond to the antitrust claims filed
>against it
>
>As you are aware, the National Science Foundation is currently discussing
>with several federal agencies many of the governance and authority issues
>raised in your letter.  We expect that these discussions will lead to
>greater stability of the Internet, especially since NSF has no plans to
>renew or to re-compete the Cooperative Agreement with NSI when it ends in
>March 1998.  However, no conclusions have as yet been reached with respect
>to the future of the Domain Name System or the creation of new TLDs, and
>it is generally felt that the addition of any new TLDs at this time would
>be destabilizing and premature.
>
>Based on the above, I am unable to concur with your proposed plan and
>process at the present time and must reject your request.  The National
>Science Foundation also specifically requests that NSI take NO action to
>create additional TLDs or to add any other new TLDs to the Internet root
>zone file until NSF, in consultation with other U.S. government agencies,
>has completed its deliberations in this area and is able to provide
>further guidance.
>
>    
>Sincerely yours,
>
>Donald R. Mitchell
>Staff Associate, DNCRI
>
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Jay Fenello
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