"National" Registries

[Bob Allisat <bob@wtv.net>]

 To start let's just say the .US,
 .CA or any other of these Domain
 Name Registries is *not* truely
 national. Even if it is run by
 quasi-government agencies they
 are just another alternative and
 must be treated no differantly.

 For example: the .CA domain Name
 Registry here in Canada is planning
 a re-organization into what it
 evidently hopes to be an Internic
 style monopoly status over this
 allegedly national TLD. The people
 proposing these changes are giving
 the rest of us two whole weeks to
 comment before they procede. Thank
 you very much. More stupid power
 trips and hush-hush, hurry up IANA
 inspired anti-trust tactics. Such
 is life in our times....

 However I see no problem at all
 in their rather silly plans. What
 is crucial in response is that
 competitive forces be allowed in
 the form of other Domain Name
 Registries serving specifically
 Canadian interests and clientelle.
 The same response for the other
 so-called national monopolies
 makes the most sense.

 In the case of Canada numerous,
 independantly administered options
 must be allowed to form including,
 but not limited to .CA, .CAN, .CDN,
 .CANADA, .CANNUCK, .GWN (Great White
 North!), .TRUENORTH, .EH? and so on.
 Let's forget about monopolies and all
 their odd nastiness shall we?


 Bob Allisat


Cc: cdncc@canarie.ca

>
>Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 18:59:23 -0800 (PST)
>From: ca-registrar@cdnnet.ca
>Subject: CA Domain consultation / Consultation sur le domaine CA
>
>CA Domain Public Consultation /
>Consultation du comitÈ d'enregistrement de domaine CA auprËs de
>ses usagers
>
>This message is being sent to you as the administrative contact for
>a subdomain registered under the .CA Internet domain.
>
>At the beginning of February a proposal for the administration of the
>CA Internet domain was published.  Since you may have missed the
>initial announcements, we thought it would be worthwhile to send you
>an individual invitation to read the proposal and to forward your
>views and comments by March 1, 1998. I apologize for the short notice,
>and would like to assure you that comments on the CA domain are
>welcome at any time.
>
>Here are some highlights of the proposal:
>- creation of a non-profit corporation, the Canadian Internet
>Registration Authority (CIRA)
>- operation as a self-financing business
>- minimal registration and maintenance fees
>- bilingual services
>- real-time or near real-time online registrations
>- First Come First Serve allocation of domain names
>- licensees would assume all responsibility for using a name
>- no limits on the number of names a licensee may register
>- national (second-level) domain names available to all,
>including existing licensees
>- geographical naming structure to remain available
>- registration via licensed agents (and directly via CIRA)
>- new service operational by mid 1998.
>
>Please see the full proposal at http://www.canarie.ca/cdncc/
>and return your comments as described there.
>
>Regards,
>John Demco, CA Domain Registrar       E-mail: CA-Registrar@CDNnet.CA
>Department of Computer Science        Tel: +1 (604) 822 6724
>University of British Columbia        Fax: +1 (604) 822 5485
>Vancouver, BC, Canada  V6T 1Z4
>


TeleVirtually Yours,

Bob Allisat

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