March 2007 - APAC-Discuss - lists.icann.org

[At-Large] ICANN IDN Laboratory test results online
by Hong Xue March 8, 2007

March 8, 2007

Dear At-Large Community The positive IDN Laboratory test results that have just been posted on www.icann.org - see directly at: http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-4-07mar07.htm It concludes that "during these tests, we were unable to detect any deviation at all in any part of the system from the normal behaviour of DNS systems. The addition of IDN strings seems to have had no measurable effect at all on the qualitative performance of the test systems." These positive results will enable ICANN to move forward with the test of phase II. Phase II is currently under development but will be communicated as soon as possible. Hong ALAC IDN Liaison

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ICANN-related News Items
by ICANN At Large Staff March 8, 2007

March 8, 2007

I thought many of you would be interested in one or more of these news snippets: 1. ICANN locks down at-risk Registerfly domains ICANN planned to sue Registerfly.com on 6 March according to Computer Business Review Online, “saying the company is putting its customers' estimated 2 million domain names at risk.” The article notes “in an unprecedented move, ICANN has persuaded the four major generic top- level domain registries to lock down all Registerfly's customers' domains for a month, so they cannot expire and then be hijacked by speculators or domain traffic monetization firms.” With a letter to Registerfly last Friday from ICANN noting “Registerfly is refusing to hand over data about its customers' domains, as required by its registrar accreditation agreement, and that it will enforce the contract in court by filing suit on Tuesday.” The article also notes that as ICANN has not been able to get its hands on the registration data, they have got VeriSign, NeuStar and Afilias “to lock all pending-expiration Registerfly domains into a ‘Server-Delete- Prohibited’ status.” http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=80D83445-B5D5-47BC- B74D-D70EA124D72B 2. When Domain Names Bite Back This story on The Motley Fool gives a background on the RegisterFly “debacle” from an investor’s point of view, looking back as far as the dot-com crash where VeriSign's Network Solutions and Register.com were Wall Street darlings”. The article claims “Before the debacle at Registerfly, the industry was coming back into favour” with investors with GoDaddy looking at going public this year. The article concludes “The Registerfly story may still have a happy ending, but the clock on existing annual registrations keeps ticking. Whether the site cleans up its act, is sold off to a rival registrar, or finds ICANN in a more hands-on role, the industry's reputation is at stake. And consumer faith is on the line. In the name of domains, let's hope this nascent industry gets it right.” http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2007/03/07/when-domain-names- bite-back.aspx 3. Porn Industry Against New XXX Domain The Free Speech Coalition released a news release petitioning for help in opposing the .xxx TLD proposal. The Free Speech Coalition is the adult entertainment industry’s professional organisation. Genelle Belmas, professor of communications law, who argued in her dissertation in favour of a xxx TLD says, “The side that does not like pornography argues that if you give it its own domain you're legitimizing the porn. And the pornographers don't like it because they say it 'ghettoizes' the porn." The Executive Director of the FSC is quoted as saying what the adult industry refers to as "ghettoizing," is "making adult entertainment an easy target for anti- industry extremists and government intrusion." Other concerns are the cost of registering domain names ($60/year/domain) and that the TLD could be made “mandatory and subject to trans-Internet filtering that could effectively eliminate much of the adult content currently available on the Web." http://media.www.dailytitan.com/media/storage/paper861/news/ 2007/03/06/News/Porn-Industry.Against.New.Xxx.Domain-2759677.shtml

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Expressions of interest for leadership positions
by Nick Ashton-Hart March 8, 2007

March 8, 2007

Along with the agenda at the wiki, I've also put in a link to a Google spreadsheet version of the helpful document produced by David Farrar outlining the expressions of interest for the various postions. It can be viewed at: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc? key=pDH-2Ym3VBKfZRCLTNIV4Hw -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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ICANN Successfully Conducts Laboratory Tests of Internationalised Domain Names
by Nick Ashton-Hart March 8, 2007

March 8, 2007

In October, 2006, ICANN engaged Autonomica AB of Stockholm, Sweden, to develop, conduct, and report on the results of laboratory testing of internationalized top-level domains in a setting corresponding to the public root. Quoting from their report, Just Posted this morning: Autonomica AB has, under a contract with ICANN, investigated whether the addition of top level domains containing encoded internationalized characters (so called IDNs) would have any impact on the operations of the root name servers providing delegations, or the iterative mode resolvers used to look up the information. No impact at all could be detected. All involved systems behaved exactly as expected. Internationalized domain names (IDNs) are domain names containing characters other than those based on the ASCII character sets. Such non-ASCII characters include those available in right-to-left scripts (e.g., Arabic) and non-alphabetic scripts (e.g., Mandarin Chinese). ICANN is actively involved in the efforts to make these available at the top level—that is, so that an entire domain name can be rendered in local characters. The global deployment of IDNs will enhance the local Internet experience in large regions of the world by enabling people to share and access information or use services offered in their own languages. The laboratory technical test is one of the prerequisites to eventual insert internationalized top level labels in the root zone. This test is intended to determine the viability of internationalized top-level names and the effect they may have on the DNS. The work was done by replicating the root server environment. The test intentionally did not incorporate the end-user perspective or a live root test. Autonomica reported successful insertion using two major server implementations used by most root server operators: BIND and NSD. The test design was finalized in December of 2006 following a public comment period. The test procedure was published so that others can replicate the test. Details of the test setup and design can be found here. Details of the test result can be found here. [PDF, 73K] For any questions or request for additional details of the test design and result please contact Tina Dam at tina.dam(a)icann.org For further information around ICANN’s IDN Program please visit http://www.icann.org/topics/idn/ -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Fwd: APAC Telcon 8th March re Election of Officers
by Nick Ashton-Hart March 7, 2007

March 7, 2007

Begin forwarded message: > From: "susie sandford smith" <sandfordsmith(a)googlemail.com> > Date: 7 March 2007 17:02:08 GMT > To: apac-als(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Cc: "Nick Ashton-Hart" <nashton(a)spamcop.net> > Subject: APAC Telcon 8th March re Election of Officers > > > > > > > > > > > Dear APAC ALSes, > > Please find below the details for tomorrow's telephone conference > scheduled for 11AM GMT to discuss the election of your officers. > > If you would like to access the conference via our vidoe > conferencing service over the net rather than by phone please let > us know. > > Regards > ALAC Staff > > PARTICIPANT INFORMATION > > PARTICIPANT ACCESS INFORMATION > > Please join MR NICK ASHTON HART on MAR-08-2007 (Thursday) at 11:00 > AM UK TIME. > Access information is below. > > > > > AUDIO PARTICIPANT ACCESS > CALL DATE: > > MAR-08-2007 (Thursday) > > CALL TIME: > > 11:00 AM UK TIME > > DURATION: > > 1 hr > > > > > > LEADER: > > MR NICK ASHTON HART > > > > > > > DIAL-IN NUMBERS: > > Country > > > > Toll Numbers > > Freephone/ > Toll Free Number > > > > > > AUSTRALIA > > > 61-2-8211-1386 > > 1-800-880-485 > > AUSTRIA > > > 43-1-92-89-654 > > 0800-999-636 > > BELGIUM > > > 32-2-402-2432 > > 0800-4-8360 > > BRAZIL > > > > 0800-8912038 > > CHINA* > > > > 10800-712-1193 > > > > > 10800-120-1193 > > COLOMBIA > > > > 01800-9-156463 > > CZECH REPUBLIC > > > 420-2-25-98-56-15 > > > DENMARK > > > 45-7014-0238 > > 8088-6075 > > FINLAND > > > 358-106-33-164 > > 0-800-1-12056 > > FRANCE > > LYON: > > 33-4-26-69-12-75 > > 080-511-1431 > > FRANCE > > MARSEILLE: > > 33-4-86-06-00-75 > > 080-511-1431 > > FRANCE > > PARIS: > > 33-1-70-75-00-04 > > 080-511-1431 > > GERMANY > > > 49-69-2222-52104 > > 0800-216-1601 > > GREECE > > > 30-80-1-100-0639 > > 00800-12-5999 > > HONG KONG > > > 852-2286-5632 > > 800-964-136 > > HUNGARY > > > > 06-800-15227 > > INDIA > > > > 000-800-852-1216 > > INDONESIA > > > > 001-803-011-3500 > > IRELAND > > > 353-1-246-0036 > > 1800-931-782 > > ISRAEL > > > > 1-80-9303048 > > ITALY > > > 39-02-3600-0326 > > 800-906-585 > > JAPAN > > > 81-3-5539-5154 > > 00531-12-1149 > > LUXEMBOURG > > > 352-27-000-1314 > > > MALAYSIA > > > > 1-800-80-8121 > > MEXICO > > > > 001-866-627-0541 > > NETHERLANDS > > > 31-20-710-9321 > > 0800-023-4655 > > NEW ZEALAND > > > 64-9-970-4641 > > 0800-443-793 > > NORWAY > > > 47-21-59-00-14 > > 800-11982 > > POLAND > > > > 00-800-1210067 > > PORTUGAL > > > > 8008-12179 > > RUSSIA > > > > 8-10-8002-9613011 > > SINGAPORE > > > 65-6883-9197 > > 800-120-4057 > > SOUTH AFRICA > > > > 080-09-93390 > > SOUTH KOREA > > > 82-2-6744-1052 > > 00798-14800-6323 > > SPAIN > > > 34-91-414-15-44 > > 800-099-279 > > SWEDEN > > > 46-8-566-10-782 > > 0200-887-612 > > SWITZERLAND > > > 41-44-580-7718 > > 0800-000-038 > > TAIWAN > > > 886-2-2795-7346 > > 00801-137-565 > > THAILAND > > > > 001-800-1206-65091 > > UNITED KINGDOM > > BIRMINGHAM: > > 44-121-210-9015 > > 0800-018-0795 > > UNITED KINGDOM > > GLASGOW: > > 44-141-202-3215 > > 0800-018-0795 > > UNITED KINGDOM > > LEEDS: > > 44-113-301-2115 > > 0800-018-0795 > > UNITED KINGDOM > > LONDON: > > 44-20-7019-0812 > > 0800-018-0795 > > UNITED KINGDOM > > MANCHESTER: > > 44-161-601-1415 > > 0800-018-0795 > > URUGUAY > > > > 000-413-598-3439 > > USA > > > 1-210-795-0472 > > 877-818-6787 > > > *Access to your conference call will be either of the numbers listed, > dependent on the participants' local telecom provider > > Restrictions may exist when accessing freephone/toll free numbers > using a mobile telephone. > > > > > > PASSCODE: > > 3448509 > > >

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RegisterFly situation
by Nick Ashton-Hart March 7, 2007

March 7, 2007

Dear Community: I thought you would be interested in seeing the text of emails which ICANN staff are sending to the large numbers of RegisterFly customers who are contacting ICANN directly for help with their domains, as it also provides some information on what actions ICANN is taking to deal with the situation. --- Thank you for your email. ICANN is taking action in relation to RegisterFly. We have found them to be in breach of their Accreditation Agreement and we have demanded that they address these breaches. In addition to this legal action, ICANN convened a telephone conference among those needed to implement a plan that will help cease unintended deletions. The participants were Registries holding RegisterFly names. The Registries involved have agreed to move any RegisterFly names in Redemption Grace Period status into Server-Delete-Prohibited status. This will prevent them from being deleted from the registry and becoming available for re-registration by others. ICANN is also working to copy and protect data regarding registration applications and registered name holders. Our website http://www.icann.org and our blog http://blog.icann.org/ are updated regularly with information about what ICANN is doing to assist people affected and this is the best source for you to get information you need in the future. Information on transfer policy can also be found at http:// www.icann.org/transfers/ I do appreciate how stressful this situation must be for you and hope the information above is of assistance. --- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] Attendees List for Bali Meeting
by Nick Ashton-Hart March 5, 2007

March 5, 2007

Wiki version of minutes at https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?minutes_28feb07 updated with these attendees. On 05/03/07, Izumi AIZU <iza(a)anr.org> wrote: > > I think no one came from "Internet Users Society - Niue". > > One of ISOC TW people was Alice Yu. I cannot remember the other person. > > Sumith Gamang of APNG from Sri Lanka also participated as an observer. > > Thanks, > > izumi > > > 2007/3/2, Nick Ashton-Hart <nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org>: > > > > Good day all! > > > > In order to finish preparing the list of attendees, we need some help, > > as I am unfortunately unable to be sure of the spelling of some delegates > > names. > > > > > > Could you look at the list below and make any corrections which you > > believe should be made? > > > > > > > > Karaitiana Taiuru Aotearoa Māori Internet Organisation Rajnesh Singh Pacific > > Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) Izumi Aizu Internet > > Users Network (Japan) Nirmol Agarwal Internet Society Vasudhay > > Kutumbhkum (ISVK) Bilal Beiram Arab Knowledge Management Society (AKMS) > > Siavash Shahshahshani ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee Hong Xue At > > Large @ China / ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee David Farrar > > InternetNZ Kuo-wei Wu National Information Infrastructure Enterprise > > Promotion Association Cheryl Langdon-Orr Internet Society of Australia > > (ISOC-AU) one delegate Internet Users Society - Niue one delegate ISOC > > Taiwan one delegate ISOC Taiwan Edmon Chung Internet Society Hong Kong > > Chapter Baher Esmat Regional Liaison, ICANN Global Partnerships Nick > > Ashton-Hart Director for At-Large, ICANN Save Vocea Regional Liaison, > > ICANN Global Partnerships > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Nick Ashton-Hart > > Director, At-Large > > ICANN > > PO Box 32160 > > London N4 2XY > > United Kingdom > > Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] > > USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 > > Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 > > mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 > > email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org > > Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / > > Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > APAC-Discuss mailing list > > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss_atlarge-lists.… > > > > > > > > > -- > >> Izumi Aizu << > > Institute for HyperNetwork Society > Kumon Center, Tama University > * * * * * > << Writing the Future of the History >> > www.anr.org -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom UK Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Attendees List for Bali Meeting
by Nick Ashton-Hart March 5, 2007

March 5, 2007

Good day all! In order to finish preparing the list of attendees, we need some help, as I am unfortunately unable to be sure of the spelling of some delegates names. Could you look at the list below and make any corrections which you believe should be made? Karaitiana Taiuru Aotearoa Māori Internet Organisation Rajnesh Singh Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) Izumi Aizu Internet Users Network (Japan) Nirmol Agarwal Internet Society Vasudhay Kutumbhkum (ISVK) Bilal Beiram Arab Knowledge Management Society (AKMS) Siavash Shahshahshani ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee Hong Xue At Large @ China / ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee David Farrar InternetNZ Kuo-wei Wu National Information Infrastructure Enterprise Promotion Association Cheryl Langdon-Orr Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) one delegate Internet Users Society - Niue one delegate ISOC Taiwan one delegate ISOC Taiwan Edmon Chung Internet Society Hong Kong Chapter Baher Esmat Regional Liaison, ICANN Global Partnerships Nick Ashton-Hart Director for At-Large, ICANN Save Vocea Regional Liaison, ICANN Global Partnerships -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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APRALO MoU, Operating Principles, Nominations for Officers, and Draft Minutes of 28 Feb meeting
by Nick Ashton-Hart March 5, 2007

March 5, 2007

Dear all: I'm happy to inform you that the above-referenced documents may now be found on the www.apralo.org wiki: MoU and Operating Principles are on: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?ralo_organising_documents Links to the nominations list can be found from the main page. Draft Minutes can be reviewed at https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?minutes_28feb07 I will upload a PDF of the initialled text in the next couple of days - in the meantime the actual text, without the initials scanned, is already available. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom UK Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] [EURO-Discuss] [At-Large] Preparing for Lisbon: Resolutions from At-Large to the larger community?
by Nick Ashton-Hart March 2, 2007

March 2, 2007

Not sure what you mean there - you mean the Lisbon agenda? If that is what you mean, that will happen - I have provided information for the Lisbon schedule to the conferences team so it should appear shortly. On the teleconference on the 6th ALAC will decide what to talk about at the two scheduled meetings of the committee, and then that will be on the calendar as well. On 02/03/07, Wolfgang Kleinwächter <wolfgang.kleinwaechter(a)medienkomm.uni-halle.de> wrote: > Dear Nick > > it would be probably helpful to integrate the planned AL-Meeting in Lisbon into the overall agenda on ICANNs website. This would allow also other people to coordinate their calendars. > > Thanlks > > wolfgang > > -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom UK Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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