Re: Jeff Williams' anti-Warehousing idea (Re: Warehousing, TM violations & the new gTLD's)

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Andi,

andi payn wrote:
> 
> Me:
> >> If you do require a web site, would you require it to be at the SLD
> itself,
> >> at www.SLD.TLD, or at some special address like info.SLD.TLD (and
> presumably
> >> you'd want an info.TLD for new TLDs as well)?
> 
> Jeff:
> >  Not sure what Yo are asking here Andi.  Can you clarify.
> 
> Well, if you require certain information to be placed on the web by all SLD
> holders, presumably you want to make it as easy to find as possible, so
> you'd require that it be at some specific place. The suggestions I can think
> of are: "front page" for the SLD, "www" 3LD, a special 3LD, or some obvious
> link on one of the above that takes you directly to the information.

  Ok.  I agree.  I think the best way to accomplish this is to provide
that information on the page itself and an option to provide a link
to where that information is avalible.
> 
> For example, if my SLD were, say, payn.org, would you require me to put
> contact information directly at "http://payn.org" or "http://www.payn.org"
> or some special address like "http://info.payn.org" or
> "http://contact.payn.org," or could I have it be one link away from those
> places, or could it be anywhere that's reasonably easy to find?

  Why not a index right off the page?
> 
> I noticed that a few of the proposals for expanding the gTLD space required
> an "info" SLD under each, and a web page for each reachable at both
> "www.info.TLD" and "info.TLD" with certain specified information; I think
> that what you're proposing is basically the same thing for SLDs, but I
> wanted to make sure.

  Yes it is.  But it shouldn't be a requirnment but an option.  As long
as that information is provided on that page, that should be sufficient.
> 
> Me:
> >> Would there be any information
> >> they'd have to provide?
> 
> Jeff:
> >  Direct E-mail address for uisnedd communications between the owner of
> >the
> >domain and the registrar.  Info about that registrar and complaint
> >E-mail address fo that registrar.  Address of their company or org.
> >and a working phone number. (Buisness Phone number).
> 
> One thing you might want to add: The ISP or NSP currently providing
> connectivity for the domain's email and primary web site. Also, you might
> want the location of the entity holding the domain name to be there; this
> would make it easier to determine where a complainant could file a suit
> against the holder (presumably because of something objectionable on their
> web site or in email).

  Good point.

Regards,

-- 
Jeffrey A. Williams
DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java Development Eng.
Information Eng. Group. IEG. INC. 
Phone :913-294-2375 (v-office)
E-Mail jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com