.GP, .TM, .TV and .MQ to be Removed ?
At 01:34 PM 9/12/98 -0500, Jim Fleming wrote:
It appears that the "country" of France, wants the TLDs .GP and .MQ. Why were they delegated by the IANA to people that were not "authorized" ? This seems counter to what has been reported in these forums.
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"Lastly, it is necessary to end rapidly the exploitation, by private operators having received no mandate from the French authorities, of the management of top level domains corresponding to French overseas departments (.gp for Guadeloupe, .mq for Martinique,...). IANA effectively considers that these are "national" domains. The French government must therefore request IANA to refuse to recognize these operators or to allocate them IP addresses."
Hmm. Operationally this presents a bit of a problem. I'm not sure people who have names under .gp want names unde .co.gp.fr. Perhaps what the .gp operator should do is deploy the ISO3 code for Guadaloupe and let people decide which they prefer. I also note that Jon Postel wants to see .TV and .TM removed from the root zone, but NSI/NSF prevented that. Perhaps the other RSCs around the world should honor the IANA request. I'd be particularly interested in knowing the WWTLD's position on this. Do we follow IANA directive and remove .TV, .TM or do we go with NSI polict and leave them there. I'd really like an answer to the latter question, or just feedback and comments. -- "I think it is important to understand that distribution of authority is better than dictatorship, and that the governance of TLDs and domains in general should be distributed rather than centralized." - Paul Mockapetris -------- Logged at Mon Sep 14 11:21:24 MET DST 1998 ---------
At 02:49 PM 9/12/98 -0400, Richard J. Sexton wrote:
I also note that Jon Postel wants to see .TV and .TM removed from the root zone, but NSI/NSF prevented that.
please provide documentation for both of these assertions. d/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dave Crocker Tel: +1(408)246 8253 <mailto:dcrocker at brandenburg.com> 675 Spruce Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA Brandenburg Consulting <http://www.brandenburg.com> Tel: +60(19)3299 445 Post Office Box 296, U.P.M. Fax: +1(408)246 8253 Serdang, Selangor 43400 MALAYSIA -------- Logged at Mon Sep 14 11:22:23 MET DST 1998 ---------
At one point SONY wanted to acquire the .tv domain for purposes of using it to refer to - you guessed it - TV. it was a long time ago that I heard the details so it is likely that crocker will have a fine ad hominem attack on me for speaking out .....go right ahead dave...have at it. the gist was that Postel would have the domain removed from the root rather than see it used for such an undignified purpose and dave to save you the trouble of complaining: no i will not reveal my sources.
At 02:49 PM 9/12/98 -0400, Richard J. Sexton wrote:
I also note that Jon Postel wants to see .TV and .TM removed from the root zone, but NSI/NSF prevented that.
please provide documentation for both of these assertions.
d/
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