[ncdnhc-discuss] TLDs not created by ICANN: the purposes of raising concerns

[Marc Schneiders]

On Sun, 7 Oct 2001, at 09:43 [=GMT-0700], Dave Crocker wrote:
> At 03:27 AM 10/7/2001, Marc Schneiders wrote:

> >This sounds ridiculous to me. ICANN operates a market of
> >scarcity. Competition was artificially introduced into this at a new
> >level, that of the registrar. In alt TLDs there is natural competition
> >on the registry level. If you don't like .LOW (free, by the way), you
> >can go for .SHOP.
> 
> Marc, if you are going to make assumptions about what is technically 
> feasible, 

I wasn't at all.

> please acquaint yourself with the technical constraints. For
> example:
> 
>          <http://search.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-crocker-unique-assign-01.txt>
> 
> To the extent that you disagree with the technical statements in that 
> draft, explanations of its errors would be quite helpful.

It has no bearing upon the matter brought up by Vany Martinez to whom
I replied. Different topic.

> > > Also to remind them that, at the end, the damage is done to the
> > > Registrant who is trusting that such TLDs are legimit TLDs as .COM,
> > > .ORG, .NET, .BIZ, .INFO, etc...
> >
> >Why do you not worry about the legitimicy of ICANN? Work on that, and
> >people will be happy to participate in the ICANN process.
> 
> An extensive history offers facts that disagree with both of your
> assertions.

Historical facts do not exist. All history is (re)construction.

> > > Any attempt to expand the Domain Names Space without the ICANN
> > > Coordination/Requirements is an attempt to disrupt the stability of the
> > > Domain Name Space
> >
> >Repeating this often does not make it true.
> 
> That is correct.  It is true because it is true.  It is a technical reality.

Is it? Of course coordination is a good thing. But why by ICANN?

-- 
Marc at Schneiders.ORG