Re: [wg-c] Proposed gTLDs: The IAHC Seven

[Simon Higgs <simon@higgs.net>]

At 02:03 PM 4/10/00 -0700, Kent Crispin wrote:

Kent once again tries to revise history...

> > The IAHC 7, on the other hand, were of dubious value, were not in the
> > roots, and were only reachable by those willing to configure their
> > systems to handle multiple independent roots.
>
>Nope.  They were never reachable at all.  CORE never set up alternate
>roots (except for internal testing purposes); and it never sold
>registrations in any alternate roots.

Not true. A deal was cut by John Gilmore a few years ago (Feb 1998) to 
carry the 5 undisputed TLDs in the ORSC root because CORE had no test 
infrastructure:

ftp://dns.vrx.net/pub/db.root

; The 5 non conflicting IAHC TLDs
; We recognize prior use by others for .web and .arts
;

berk.serv.nic.info.     IN A            208.1.127.5
cat.serv.nic.info.      IN A            194.140.148.12
srs-sf.serv.nic.info.   IN A            209.24.233.193
sf.serv.nic.info.       IN A            140.174.2.72
melb.serv.nic.info.     IN A            203.14.165.209

nom.                     172000 IN NS   berk.serv.nic.info.
nom.                     172000 IN NS   cat.serv.nic.info.
nom.                     172000 IN NS   srs-sf.serv.nic.info.
nom.                     172000 IN NS   sf.serv.nic.info.
nom.                     172000 IN NS   melb.serv.nic.info.
                                  TXT    "gnu@toad.com Feb98"

shop.                    172000 IN NS   berk.serv.nic.info.
shop.                    172000 IN NS   cat.serv.nic.info.
shop.                    172000 IN NS   srs-sf.serv.nic.info.
shop.                    172000 IN NS   sf.serv.nic.info.
shop.                    172000 IN NS   melb.serv.nic.info.
                                  TXT    "gnu@toad.com Feb98"

info.                    172000 IN NS   berk.serv.nic.info.
info.                    172000 IN NS   cat.serv.nic.info.
info.                    172000 IN NS   srs-sf.serv.nic.info.
info.                    172000 IN NS   sf.serv.nic.info.
info.                    172000 IN NS   melb.serv.nic.info.
                                  TXT    "gnu@toad.com Feb98"

firm.                    172000 IN NS   berk.serv.nic.info.
firm.                    172000 IN NS   cat.serv.nic.info.
firm.                    172000 IN NS   srs-sf.serv.nic.info.
firm.                    172000 IN NS   sf.serv.nic.info.
firm.                    172000 IN NS   melb.serv.nic.info.
                                  TXT    "gnu@toad.com Feb98"

rec.                     172000 IN NS   berk.serv.nic.info.
rec.                     172000 IN NS   cat.serv.nic.info.
rec.                     172000 IN NS   srs-sf.serv.nic.info.
rec.                     172000 IN NS   sf.serv.nic.info.
rec.                     172000 IN NS   melb.serv.nic.info.
                                  TXT    "gnu@toad.com Feb98"

> > If people want to keep operating TLDs outside the authoritative roots,
> > fine.
>
>CORE has *never* done that.

Not true. See above.

> > if people want to sell SLDs within them, fine.
>
>CORE has *never* done that.

The POC specifically *ALLOWED* pre-sales (a decision not to ban is an 
acceptance of a practice, if not an endorsement):

http://www.gtld-mou.org/docs/faq.html#2.4

Kent should know better since he was on the POC as one of the PAB observers:

http://www.gtld-mou.org/docs/poc-members.htm


Best Regards,

Simon

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