This seems worth forwarding to the IETF list in case people have comments they would like to submit as individuals. I'm also forwarding it to the IAB in the event that they think a formal comment is appropriate.
Reading hint: while the proposed procedure seems, from the description, to be oriented toward requests such as
"we have been registering only names from organizations of type X, we would now like to register type Y as well" or "we would like to charge EUR 5 per year rather than USD 6"
it would presumably also apply to requests such as:
"we would like to start registering arbitrary binary strings in the TLD" "we would like to auction off a wildcard record in the TLD" or "we would like to start putting, e.g., NAPTR and SRV records in the TLD zone, not just NS records."
I suspect some members of this community might have opinions on such issues. If we do, it seems reasonable to make comments on the procedures that would ensure the availability of adequate and early consideration. Or maybe we don't care after all.
Note that discussion here is pointless: if you have a position and want to express it, tell the GNSO according to the instructions given on the cited web pages.
regards, john
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Date: Monday, 08 December, 2003 23:41 +0100
From: GNSO SECRETARIAT <gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: announce <announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [announce] Request for public comment on Regsitry Services
[To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] [To: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; liaison6c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Please see the request for Public comment on: Procedure for use by ICANN in considering requests for consent and related contractual amendments to allow changes in the architecture or operation of a gTLD registry at: http://gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org/comments-request/
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registry-services/tor-revised.shtml Draft Terms of reference Procedure for use by ICANN in considering requests for consent and related contractual amendments to allow changes in the architecture or operation of a gTLD registry
COMMENT PERIOD is open for 20 days and ENDS 28 DECEMBER 2003, 23:00 GMT
Thank you in anticipation for the time taken to comment.
GNSO Secretariat
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