Re: [ga] XTNS Launches New Domain Naming System

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

Joanna and all assembly members,

Joanna Lane wrote:

> on 8/21/01 3:47 AM, Jeff Williams at jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> >> Hello Tim,
> >>
> >> If "Domain Namespaces" are not Domain Names at all, they are strings, isn't
> >> this label misleading and confusingly similar to Domain names?
> >
> > No I don't see the two as being misleading or similar.  They are two distinct
> > different things.  Domain Names are congruence or potential congruence
> > of 2nd level designations within a TLD.  Domain Namespaces are the progressive
> > levels in a TLD name space from a Domain Name.  Pretty simple if you think
> > about ti a bit Joanna...  >;)
>
> What I like about you Jeff is that you can always be relied upon to state
> the obvious...:-).

  Well thank you!  >;)

>
>
> What we have here is akin to a situation with a "Natural TLD" (meaning an
> ICANN approved TLD) and an "Artificial TLD"

  There is not distinction.  A TLD is a TLD.  Whom or whatever entity
is not relevant.

> (meaning interception at
> browser level to resolve to a URL that masquerades as a TLD/ 2nd level). To
> refer to the latter by the label of "Domain Name Space" sounds to me not
> dissimilar to  "artificial natural flavor", ergo passing off, which may well
> fool the ill-informed general public, hence my concern to know exactly how
> Mr. Langdell is addressing this issue in the best interests of the public,
> if at all.

  Again this argument although well sounding is not relevant and according to
Stuart Lynn is outside the scope of ICANN's Mandate or contractual
obligations to DOC/NTIA.  They are competitors and I assume are
also inclusive.  As such, the TLD's they may create is not within ICANN's
influence to mandate, but they could work together WITH other registries
such XTNS if they so choose to.  So far, like New.Net, the ICANN
BoD has not done so.  It appears that you support that.  Is that
correct?  If so, than it would seem that as a BoD candidate you
are missing the point of the DOC letter to ICANN regarding this
type of situation....

>
> >
> >> Would you by
> >> any chance be able to provide us with a Definition for "domain namespace"?
> >
> > See above..
>
> Your definition is gobbledegook to the general public.

  Well not so far.  Looks like XTNS is just like New.Net.  And New.Net
has over 16m registrations thus far.  That is hardly a prelude to
"gobbledegook"..  But to each his/her own poison I suppose...

>
>
> Regards,
> Joanna

Regards,

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