[nc-transfer] reposting
Title: reposting -----Original Message-----
Marilyn, yesterday you asked me to provide a list of previously requested technical
The interim code of conduct is located at
a brief synopsis of my points in yesterdays call are attached. The requested technical fixes will come in another email. thanks, -rick
I don't want to rehash or review the past 9 months of discussion nor
do I wish to provide the TF with every detail discussed by the RC upto
this point.
What I want you all to understand is the following:
Registrars have requested several technical fixes to the Registry
to help reduce some of the pressures applied by registrars chasing
expiring domains these technical fixes have not been addressed by
the registry. Alternative proposals were made to the WLS but
VeriSign would not discuss implementing any of these proposals the
list of proposals and additional information is available at
http://www.icann-registrars.org/deletes.htm
The registrars have made their feelings on WLS extremely clear via
individual postings, alternative proposals, and constituency wide
votes. The registrars are firmly against the WLS as proposed by
VeriSign registry.
The registrars are also having issues with a WLS/VeriSign partner,
SnapNames, in that SnapNames is performing extensive data mining attacks
against some registrars and we feel these very unfriendly acts
concern us to trust issues with the SnapeNames as a partner in the
WLS service offering.
The VGRS analysis presented VeriSign owned registrars as
supporters and did not address the significant opposition from the
other Registrars. VeriSign's NewMath(sm) paints a rosy picture to
near complete opposition.
VeriSign Registrar is part of the SRS loading problem as SnapNames
manages the overflow pool transactions for SnapNames Platinum
parters of which VeriSign is one.
Registrars have taken under discussion a code of conduct that
addresses some issues with deletes and transfers; the document has
not been adopted the material can be reviewed at
http://www.icann-registrars.org/html docs/CodeofConduct3.htm
The WLS is purely for speculation -- we must acknowledge this fact,
if we are going to build systems for speculation we should
understand how the WLS will be used.
If the WLS is a test we need to remove the compelling nature of
the WLS for IPR interests as the WLS will compel them to purchase
and will muddy the analysis. I propose that there be a method
such as an RRP command, that could make it imposable to place a
WLS onm a domain. This would allow registrants to choose of they
wanted a WLS on their domains to be taken and also provide real
numbers for demand for this "product"
In short the WLS is a bad idea and a poorly designed product and
the registrars need the registry to fix several technical issues
not create new products to provide additional revenue for
VeriSign.
Its time for the NC and its task-forces to be a compass for DNS
registrants, registrars and registries not weather vain that
points to the direction of hottest and strongest wind.
thank you.
Rick Wesson
CTO, ICANN/DNSO Registrars Constituency
CEO, Alice's Registry, Inc. www.ar.com
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