RE: [wg-review] 3. [Constituencies] Reformulation Questions

["Marsh, Miles (Gene)" <MarshM@diebold.com>]

...and I'm open to suggestions on how to clarify this...

ICANN broke down applications into categories that had several basic characteristics:

1-gTLDs (in the traditional sense, .info, .global)
2-gTLDs that require certain conditions be met to obtain a domain (.pro, .law)
3-gTLDs that have no conditions to obtain a domain, but have content guidelines/restrictions (.kids, .xxx)
4-gTLDs that have a specific, non-traditional purpose (.tel, .geo)

My understanding is that "chartered" TLDs are those in item #2, not 1, 3, and 4.  I believe what is being suggested is essentially a new classification of TLD, the sTLD, that would incorporate 1, 3, and 4.

Gene...
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Burton
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Sent: 12/29/00 8:04 PM
Subject: RE: [wg-review] 3. [Constituencies] Reformulation Questions

On 04:50 PM 12/29/00, Marsh, Miles (Gene) said:
>  I thought the motion (at least the one I seconded) was for
"specialized 
> TLDs", not chartered TLDs.  I see chartered TLDs being a subset of 
> specialized TLDs.

Ah, how would you define "specialized TLDs" then? I was using the term
as a 
synonym, and clarification is appreciated :)



Regards,
Greg

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