[ncdnhc-discuss] Names Council agenda item request: discussionof wholesale price for names

[todd glassey]

Milton - you are calling for the addition of more TLD's and this is an
issue. It is an issue with DNS and BIND and how it works. Specifically how
it scales and how it is managed. Bluntly the adding of more TLD's is not the
answer with the current framework. In fact it is so costly to manage these
that registrars are choked with what they have now.

Likewise the answer is not to add more Registrars per se. Its to make the
Address Resolution process more scalable and certainly more manageable. If
you have any doubts ask Verisign why it would spend money to develop an
alternative to BIND and Name Service management infrastructures that they
call Atlas.


Todd Glassey.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Milton Mueller" <Mueller at syr.edu>
To: <iczycykowski at aip.de>; <discuss at icann-ncc.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] Names Council agenda item request:
discussionof wholesale price for names


> I oppose. If the problem is absence of new TLDs
> why not call for them to add more instead?
>
> >>> Iliya Nickelt-Czycykowski <iczycykowski at aip.de> 08/28/02 06:08AM >>>
> On 27 Aug 2002 at 15:57, Harold J. Feld wrote:
> > If there is interest by the consticuency, I will raise it.
>
> In favour.
> I agree to Adams thoughts. They'll love it, but that's what we are
> there for. The longer we wait for new TLDs, the greater the need
> for a review.
>
> > Can we have some mechanism for taking a vote on this question?
> > We can get it qued up in time for Board consideration for
> > Shanghai if we act.
>
> Shall we ran it up a flagpole and see who salutes? Do a temperature
> check using a straw man? Sorry, I'm running out of my "Dilbert-
> English". Let's just have a few more mails in favour, shall we?
>
> --iliya (yea, alive)
>
> > Adam Peake wrote:
> > > People getting agitated, it almost seems as if there's an issue
> > > here. Wonder if ICANN should be encouraged to review it's current
> > > wholesale price mechanism :-)
> > >
> > > Milton, I do not think it's realistic to expect any significant
> > > number of new TLDs anytime soon. And probably no new open TLDs
> > > anytime. Period (I am not saying I think this is a good thing.)
> > > While I think you might be right about competition generally, I
> > > can't see it happening.
> > >
> > > I think a  review would be extremely sensible. It would be hard to
> > > do well and would be something of a test for the efficacy reformed
> > > organization.  And a review might be fun to watch!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Adam
>
> [lots of boring flames cut because innocent electrons were harmed.]
>
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