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TAS Interruption - Update (16 April 2012) | ICANN
by At-Large Staff April 17, 2012

April 17, 2012

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-16apr12-en.htm Statement by Akram Atallah, COO 16 April 2012 The TLD application system, or TAS, was taken offline on Thursday, 12 April due to a technical issue. We believe that we have fixed the glitch, and we are testing it to make sure. ICANN is committed to reopening the application system as soon as we can confirm that the problem has been resolved and we have had proper time for testing. We also want to inform all applicants, before we reopen, whether they have been affected by the glitch. We are still gathering information so we can do that. Accordingly, the application system will not reopen tomorrow. We will provide an update on the timing of the reopening no later than Friday, 20 April at 23.59 UTC. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. --------------------- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org *

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the Draft Advice Letter on Consumer Trust, Consumer Choice, and Competition
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 16, 2012

April 16, 2012

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a vote be held by the ALAC on the proposed "< ALAC Statement on the Draft Advice Letter on Consumer Trust, Consumer Choice, and Competition < https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31170425/ALAC+Statement+on+ the+Draft+Advice+Letter+on+Consumer+Trust%2C+Consumer+Choice%2C+and+Competit ion.pdf?version=2 <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31170425/ALAC+Statement+on +the+Draft+Advice+Letter+on+Consumer+Trust%2C+Consumer+Choice%2C+and+Competi tion.pdf?version=2&modificationDate=1334618754824> &modificationDate=1334618754824>" for communication to the relevant parties. ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the Draft Advice Letter on Consumer Trust, Consumer Choice, and Competition < https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31170425/ALAC+Statement+on+ the+Draft+Advice+Letter+on+Consumer+Trust%2C+Consumer+Choice%2C+and+Competit ion.pdf?version=2 <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31170425/ALAC+Statement+on +the+Draft+Advice+Letter+on+Consumer+Trust%2C+Consumer+Choice%2C+and+Competi tion.pdf?version=2&modificationDate=1334618754824> &modificationDate=1334618754824>" for communication to the relevant parties? ***** Additional information on this Statement can be found on the At-Large Draft Advice Letter on Consumer Trust, Consumer Choice, and Competition Workspace < https://community.icann.org/x/eZ-bAQ>. Please note that the poll will be open from 16-Apr-2012 23:59 UTC to 24-Apr-2012 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Verisign Request to Implement Redemption Grace Period (RGP) for .name
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 15, 2012

April 15, 2012

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft "ALAC Statement on the Verisign Request to Implement Redemption Grace Period (RGP) for .name<https://community.icann.org/x/a7TbAQ>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The current draft, as well as additional information on the Public Comment, can be found on the At-Large Statement on the Verisign Request to Implement Redemption Grace Period (RGP) for .name Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/a7TbAQ>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 17-Apr-2012, 13:00 UTC as this Statement will be discussed at the upcoming ALAC Monthly Teleconference<https://community.icann.org/x/lq7bAQ>. A five day vote is to commence after comments have been collected. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<https://owa.icann.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=244359801b584fbdab51dbe33f605d32&URL…>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the Fake Renewal Notices Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 15, 2012

April 15, 2012

Dear All Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a vote be held by the ALAC on the proposed "ALAC Statement on the Fake Renewal Notices Report<https://community.icann.org/x/J6-bAQ>" for communication to the relevant parties. ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the Fake Renewal Notices Report<https://community.icann.org/x/J6-bAQ>" for communication to the relevant parties? ***** Additional information on this Statement can be found on the ALAC Statement on the Fake Renewal Notices Report Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/J6-bAQ>. Please note that the poll will be open from 15-Apr-2012 23:59 UTC to 19-Apr-2012 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<https://owa.icann.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=244359801b584fbdab51dbe33f605d32&URL…>

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VOTE RESULTS: ALAC Statement on the Security, Stability & Resiliency of the DNS Review Team (SSR RT) - Draft Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 15, 2012

April 15, 2012

Dear All, With 12 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted on the "ALAC Statement on the Security, Stability & Resiliency of the DNS Review Team (SSR RT) - Draft Report<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31174679/ALAC+RESPONSE+TO+…>" we can confirm that the result is quorate. ******* Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the Security, Stability & Resiliency of the DNS Review Team (SSR RT) - Draft Report<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31174679/ALAC+RESPONSE+TO+…>" for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? ALAC Statement on the Security, Stability & Resiliency of the DNS Review Team (SSR RT) - Draft Report As at Poll close: Friday 13 April 2012 21:30 UTC Number of voters: 12 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 80.00 Ranked by votes Rank Options Votes % 1 Yes 12 100.00 2 No 0 0.00 2 Abstain 0 0.00 ******* We can confirm that the following members did not participate in this vote: Yaovi Atohoun, Ganesh Kumar, Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro, You may review the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2334T6Pth26eRrt88u4qEkY9 All closed ALAC votes may be reviewed under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097/ Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<https://owa.icann.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=244359801b584fbdab51dbe33f605d32&URL…>

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Statement on TLD Application System
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 13, 2012

April 13, 2012

Dear All, Please see below a note from Akram Atallah, ICANN Chief Operating Officer, on the TLD Application System. ** http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-12apr12-en.htm Statement on TLD Application System 12 April 2012 We have learned of a possible glitch in the TLD application system software that has allowed a limited number of users to view some other users' file names and user names in certain scenarios. Out of an abundance of caution, we took the system offline to protect applicant data. We are examining how this issue occurred and considering appropriate steps forward. We apologize for any concern this may have caused and will communicate on a regular basis on our website, which can be found at <http://newgtlds.icann.org> http://newgtlds.icann.org Akram Atallah Chief Operating Officer ICANN ** Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Information - TAS Temporarily Offline
by At-Large Staff April 12, 2012

April 12, 2012

TAS Temporarily Offline 12 April 2012 ICANN constantly monitors the performance of the TLD Application System (TAS). Recently, we received a report of unusual behavior with the operation of the TAS system. We then identified a technical issue with the TAS system software. ICANN is taking the most conservative approach possible to protect all applicants and allow adequate time to resolve the issue. Therefore, TAS will be shut down until Tuesday at 23:59 UTC - unless otherwise notified before that time. In order to ensure all applicants have sufficient time to complete their applications during the disruption, the application window will remain open until 23:59 UTC on Friday, 20 April 2012. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. If you have any questions, please contact the gTLD Customer Service Center (CSC) via the CSC portal. -------------------------- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Verisign Request to Implement Redemption Grace Period (RGP) for .name
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 11, 2012

April 11, 2012

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft "ALAC Statement on the Verisign Request to Implement Redemption Grace Period (RPG) for .name<https://community.icann.org/x/a7TbAQ>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The current draft can be found on the At-Large Statement on the Verisign Request to Implement Redemption Grace Period (RGP) for .name Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/a7TbAQ>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 16-Apr-2012 23:59 UTC. Please note that ALAC will be discussing the draft Statement and voting on it during the ALAC call on 17-Apr-2012<https://community.icann.org/x/lq7bAQ>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> -----Original Message----- From: alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org> [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Alan Greenberg Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 2:18 PM To: ALAC Working List Subject: Re: [ALAC] Verisign request to implement RGP for .name Importance: High Please replace the first sentence of the 2nd paragraph of the proposed statement with "We note that the request states that the RGP is voluntary." Alan At 11/04/2012 04:43 PM, Alan Greenberg wrote: Verisign has submitted a Registry Service request to implement a Redemption Grace Period (RGP) for .name. The general ICANN Registry Service page is http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registries/rsep and the Verisign letter is at http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registries/rsep/verisign-request-redempti…. The RGP currently is currently implemented for all unsponsored gTLDs except .name. The Post Expiration Domain Name Recovery (PEDNR) PDP recommended that all unsponsored gTLDs and all new gTLDs have the RGP and these recommendations have received Board approval. The document submitted by Verisign on March 20th requests permission to implement the RGP on all second level names, all third level names, and on e-mail forwarding. ICANN officially has 15 days in which to act but at the moment the request is still pending. As noted, under PEDNR .name would need to implement the RGP, but PEDNR was silent regarding whether this would be done at both the 2nd and 3rd level as well as e-mail forwarding. As GNSO Liaison and Chair of the PEDNR WG, I was given early notice that this request might be coming, and based on the feedback from several ExCom members, I told Verisign that the feedback was positive, but any formal ALAC statement would depend on exactly what was in the Registry Service Request. It is not yet clear when ICANN will formally approve or reject this request, but I believe that the ALAC should make a formal statement on it, preferably at the ALAC meeting next week. The recommended statement follows. Alan ===================================== The ALAC supports the Verisign request to implement the Redemption Grace Period (RGP) for .name at the 2nd and 3rd level as well as for e-mail forwarding. We note that the request states that the RGP is Registry voluntary. This is currently correct, but once the Board approved Post Expiration Domain Name Recovery PDP recommendations are implemented, it would be mandatory for .name. For most TLDs, the RGP only applies to 2nd level registrations, and PEDNR was silent as to whether it should also apply at any other levels. The ALAC applauds Verisign for taking the initiative to begin implementation of the RPG for .name prior to it being formally required, and is particularly pleased that they have chosen to implement it at all levels at which registrations are made. _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee +(ALAC) _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL…

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the IDN Variant Issues Project Proposed Project Plan for Next Steps
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 11, 2012

April 11, 2012

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft "<https://community.icann.org/x/jp-bAQ>ALAC Statement on the IDN Variant Issues Project – Proposed Project Plan for Next Steps<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31170446/Draft+ALAC+Respon…>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The current draft, as well as additional information on the Public Comment, can be found on the At-Large IDN Variant Issues Project – Proposed Project Plan for Next Steps Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/jp-bAQ>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 18-Apr-2012, 23:59 UTC. A five day vote is to commence after comments have been collected. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Meeting Invitation / ALAC Teleconference - Tuesday 28 February at 15UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 10, 2012

April 10, 2012

Dear All, The next ALAC Teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday 28 February 2012 at 15 UTC. The draft agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/-ZnbAQ Adobe Connect Room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/alac If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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