Re: CORE Show Stopper

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

Jim and all,

Jim Dixon wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 30 Nov 1997, Antony Van Couvering wrote:
> 
> > At 08:38 PM 11/30/97 -0500, Richard J. Sexton wrote:
> > >I get the impression that the MoU covers any domain the MoU'ites
> > >invent. Do correct me if I'm wrong.
> > >
> > >Thanks for your quick and courtious reply, Antony.
> >
> > Richard,
> >
> > If I was discourteous, it's because -- assuming that you're an intelligent
> > person -- you are willfully misinterpreting what is laid out in print, and
> > attempting to make it seem as if there were any question here, which there
> > isn't.
> 
> Actually, Richard is asking a simple question that deserves the yes
> or no reply that it begs for.  I too get the impression that the
> gTLD MOU covers those gTLDs that the MOUvement invents, and no others.
> 
> > But, for those readers who have recently joined and haven't had the
> > pleasure of reading repeated explanations, let me say again that ever since
> > the early days of the IAHC, it has been said that that more TLDs were
> > envisioned, that the 7 initial ones were just to get things started, just
> > as the initial round of registrars were there to get things started.
> 
> This ignores his question.
> 
> > I'll quote it again:
> >
> > SECTION 9. - gTLDs
> >    b.If, in consultation with the PAB and CORE, the POC should later
> > determine, that the interests of the users of the Internet would be best
> > served by the creation of additional gTLDs within the DNS, beyond those
> > created in (a) above [i.e., the 7 on the table], each additional gTLD, if
> > any, shall be created and
> >         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > administered within the provisions of this MoU and the CORE-MoU.
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > Each additional gTLD created shall consist of a three or greater
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > character alphanumeric identifier.
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> > Note that it says "gTLD" not "any TLD".  The administration of TLDs under
> > the gTLD-MoU is limited to generic TLDs, as defined in the gTLD-MoU.
> 
> Most of us remember that IANA has authority over the root zone, not
> PAB/POC/CORE, and that CORE can only ask that gTLDs be created.

  For the possible new readers, Jim Dixon and Richard Sexton have been
making a good point here in terms of a question, without an answer,
from the authors of the gTLD-MoU/CORE-MoU/PAB/POC directly at that
question.  Rather they are quoting parts of the MoU or CORE-MoU
itself, which are insufficient to answer the question.  Jim, here in
this statment has bee quite correct in stating that the IANA determines
what TLD's or gTLD's are added to the The IANA's ROOT along with 
NSI at the moment.  That being so, than anyone else (Other Registrar)
That is NOT a MoU signatory or CORE member should have the same 
opertunity and access.  But the gTLD-MoU and CORE-MoU would
seek to deny that access.

> 
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