Re: [ga] Answers please.

[Rick H Wesson <wessorh@ar.com>]

On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, Sotiris Sotiropoulos wrote:

[snip]

>
> It is also quite evident that there is a general CONSENSUS
> among the members of the GA which clearly speaks against
> the implementation of the Verisign WLS proposal.
>
> Further, it is more than patently clear that the only
> explicit support for the WLS proposal comes from the two
> companies which stand to gain by it: Verisign and
> SnapNames.
>
> Nonetheless, based on the press reports and other
> publicized activities surrounding the issue, it appears as
> if Verisign is going to implement their WLS schema and
> basically force it on everyone.  So much for CONSENSUS
> based decision models!  If ICANN and the US DOC allow
> Verisign to implement this schema it will be evidence of
> what I stated on this list during the WG-Review exactly
> one year ago today:
> http://www.dnso.org/wgroups/wg-review/Arc02/msg01451.html

there is absolutely nothing to indicate that VGRS and SnapNames can push
the WLS proposal through without Registrar consensus; this is why VGRS
asked the Registrars first.

again, there is no indication that the WLS can come into fruition without
the express consent of the DNSO.

-rick


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