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SAC 022 - SSAC Advisory on Domain Name Front Running
by Robert Guerra Oct. 29, 2007

Oct. 29, 2007

Domain Name Front Running Executive Summary This Advisory considers the opportunity for a party with some form of insider informa- tion to track an Internet user’s preference for registering a domain name and preemptive- ly register that name. SSAC likens this activity to insider trading in stock and commodi- ties markets and calls this behavior domain name front running. In the domain name in- dustry, insider information would be information gathered from the monitoring of one or more attempts by an Internet user to check the availability of a domain name.

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Fwd: Dial-in info for new gTLD workshop Monday 29 October at 13:00 local time, 20:00 UTC
by Nick Ashton-Hart Oct. 27, 2007

Oct. 27, 2007

Dear All: Please find below the remote participation details for voice input to the meeting below. Please note that in order to be in the 'queue' of speakers, you will need to signify your wish to speak using the chatroom attached to the meeting, which you will be able to find at: http://losangeles2007.icann.org/node/45. Note that you will need to register with the site so you can login, in order to use the chat facility. Note that we are trying to arrange that audio streaming will be available in all the languages in which this session will be simultaneously interpreted - French, Spanish, and Russian. There will at a minimum be live audio in English however. Begin forwarded message: > From: "GNSO.SECRETARIAT(a)GNSO.ICANN.ORG" > <gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org> > Date: 26 October 2007 14:36:11 GMT-07:00 > To: Nick Ashton-Hart <nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org> > Subject: Dial-in info for new gTLD workshop Monday 29 October at > 13:00 local time, 20:00 UTC > > Dear All, > > Please find the dial-in information and the time below for the new > gTLD > public forum on Monday 29 October 2007. > Time: 20:00 UTC, 13:00 Local time Los Angeles. > > Please distribute this information in the interest of giving the > opportunity for as broad a participation as possible. > > Let me know if you have any questions. > Thank you so much. > > Kind regards. > Glen > > Dial-in information: > Leaders name: Glen de Saint Géry > PASSCODE: GTLD > > Toll numbers Toll free numbers > ARGENTINA: Toll Free number: 0800-777-0494 > 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 > CHILE 1230-020-0281 > 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 > MARSEILLE: 33-4-86-06-00-75 080-511-1431 > 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 > PANAMA 011-001-800-5072119 > POLAND 00-800-1210067 > PORTUGAL 8008-12179 > RUSSIA 8-10-8002-9613011 > SINGAPORE 65-6883-9197 800-120-4057 > SLOVAK REPUBLIC 421-2-322-422-15 > 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 > GLASGOW: 44-141-202-3215 0800-018-0795 > LEEDS: 44-113-301-2115 0800-018-0795 > LONDON: 44-20-7019-0812 0800-018-0795 > MANCHESTER: 44-161-601-1415 0800-018-0795 > URUGUAY 000-413-598-3439 > USA 1-210-795-0472 877-818-6787 > VENEZUELA 0800-1-00-3205 > > > -- > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat - ICANN > gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +41 (22) 595 85 44 mobile: +41 (79) 595 54 68 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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Agenda for Discussion with members of the ICANN Board on Tuesday
by Nick Ashton-Hart Oct. 27, 2007

Oct. 27, 2007

Dear Members: This is a reminder to please provide the topics you wish to discuss with the members of the Board of ICANN on Tuesday between 0900 - 1100 PDT. These can be provided under the agenda item section on the page for that meeting, which can be found at https://st.icann.org/alac/ index.cgi?30_october_2007_bo. FYI, I am informed that At-Large is the only community meeting with the board on Tuesday which has yet to provide the items it wishes to discuss. All members of the community are invited to participate in this meeting - in person if you are in Los Angeles, or via remote participation if you are not present - full details may be found at the above-referenced page. Community members may also provide, via the comment button, topics that they would like to see discussed on the above-referenced page. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +41 (22) 595 85 44 mobile: +41 (79) 595 54 68 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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Board meeting agenda
by Vittorio Bertola Oct. 27, 2007

Oct. 27, 2007

This is the agenda for the Board meeting on Friday: 1. Approval of Board Minutes from 16 October 2007 Special Board Meeting 2. Discussion of Status of Strategic Plan 3. Update on Internationalized Domain Names 4. GNSO Improvements - *Link for information for Board and public: a) LA Workshop on GNS Improvements agenda webpage < http://losangeles2007.icann.org/node/44>; b) GNSO Improvements webpage < http://icann.org/topics/gnso-improvements/> 5. Status of Independent Reviews of ICANNs Component Groups - *Link for information for Board and public: Independent Reviews webpage < http://icann.org/topics/gnso-improvements/> 6. Discussion of Contractual Conditions Policy Development Process - *Link for information for Board and public: GNSO issues page < http://gnso.icann.org/issues/gtld-policies/> 7. Review of proposed ALAC Bylaw changes - *Link for information for Board and public: ALAC wiki < https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?at_large_advisory_committee> 8. CCNSO Geographic Region Reform - *Link for information for Board and public: ccNSO website < http://ccnso.icann.org/> 9. Informational update on the status of WHOIS - *Link for information for Board and public: public comment page on whois< http://icann.org/public_comment/> 10. Discussion of New GTLD Policy and proposal for Implementation - *Link for information for Board and public: LA Workshop on New gTLDs (includes handout) < http://losangeles2007.icann.org/node/45> 11. Approval of SSAC Nominations – Recommendations to be made to the Board during the Los Angeles Meeting 12. Board Finance Committee’s Recommendation on ICANN Investment Policy 13. Discussion of MOUs of Cooperation with Regional and International Organizations (CITEL, CTO) 14. Consideration of .MUSEUM Contract Modification Proposal 15. Discussion of Registrar Escrow Agreements 16. Other Business 17. Acknowledgements and Thanks -- vb. Vittorio Bertola - vb [a] bertola.eu <-------- --------> finally with a new website at http://bertola.eu/ <--------

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Summary of New GTLDs Process available in Spanish, French, and English
by Nick Ashton-Hart Oct. 26, 2007

Oct. 26, 2007

I'm happy to inform you that the Summary of the Final Report on the GNSO New GTLDs Policy is available online from the Los Angeles documents area of the ALAC working Wiki at https://st.icann.org/alac/ index.cgi?los_angeles_documents For those who wish to comment on the process, there is a special email address which you should send to so that your comments can be addressed as part of the Workshop on the New GTLDs Process which is taking place as part of the Los Angeles ICANN Meeting - send to new- gtlds-workshop(a)icann.org For further information on the session itself look at http:// losangeles2007.icann.org/node/45. Plans are underway to allow remote participants to speak telephonically during parts of the meeting - audio streams of the meeting for listening will be available. Simultaneous interpretation in several languages will be provided. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +41 (22) 595 85 44 mobile: +41 (79) 595 54 68 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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Yet another WHOIS comment period winding up
by Wendy Seltzer Oct. 25, 2007

Oct. 25, 2007

Here's the message I just sent in my individual capacity to the WHOIS-comments forum. The comment period closes on October 30. ALAC, ALSs, or ALS members may wish to submit comments of their own to a forum that's currently dominated by INTA responses to a "get out the email" campaign. --Wendy -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Drop WHOIS obligations for lack of consensus Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:01:00 -0400 From: Wendy Seltzer <wendy(a)seltzer.org> To: whois-comments-2007(a)icann.org As Doc Searls points out, <http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1002555>, much of the current WHOIS debate is very inside baseball, tied up in acronyms atop bureaucratic layers. Small wonder then that ordinary domain name registrants and Internet users haven’t commented much, while the fora are dominated by INTA members turning out responses to an “urgent request” to “let ICANN know that Whois is important to the brand owners I represent”: see the call reproduced in this response, <http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-comments-2007/msg00039.html>. We should be aware of the probability of burn-out here. This feels like the dozenth comment period on the same issues, and rather than recycling comments that were ignored or considered in the previous 11 times they were filed, concerned parties without financial stakes may well have tuned out. So what is at stake? Everyone who registers a domain name is required to enter name, address, email, and telephone numbers in a publicly accessible database. When the Internet was a group of computer scientists testing new connection protocols, this might have been a helpful directory, but now, it’s filled with a hodgepodge: corporations, individuals, non-profits, fraudsters who fake their information no matter what the rules, and people who have no idea they’re exposing their personal info to the world (possibly because they think that their own national data protection (privacy) laws will keep them safe). ICANN has mandated collection and display of this information as a legacy of old practices, not because there has been any agreement that it should be so. There’s no reason one should have to give up privacy in order to get a stable identifier for online speech. There has never been consensus on the status quo. That’s important because ICANN is supposed to be a consensus-driven organization. Yet intellectual property interests, who see WHOIS as their own data-mine, have managed to stall any movement away from the status quo. As they’re trying to do again now. The specifics of the current debate, apart from the substanceless comments filling the forums, is a proposal to allow domain registrants to substitute an “Operational Point of Contact,” or OPOC, in the public listing. While all their private information would still be collected, it need not be published. Instead, the OPOC would route messages to the right recipient, for operational, technical, or legal inquiries. Thus OPOC would simultaneously make WHOIS a better <i>technical</i> contact resource and improve domain registrants’ privacy options. Even OPOC doesn’t go so far as I would like — I’d allow anonymous registrations, rather than insisting that data be collected if not displayed — but it’s better than the status quo. I therefore strongly support the OPOC proposal. But ICANN’s GNSO Council is filled with constituencies, none representing individual Internet users and domain registrants. If the OPOC motion fails, then the best solution would be, as Ross Rader of the Registrar constituency (Tucows) has proposed, for the GNSO to acknowledge its lack of consensus and recommend that ICANN drop the current WHOIS requirements from its registry contracts. If this sounds tired, it’s because we’ve been here before. Many times, from as early as 2002, <http://www.dnso.org/dnso/dnsocomments/comments-whois/Arc01/msg00028.html> 2003, <http://forum.icann.org/mail-archive/alac/msg00523.html>, and 2004 <http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/whois-tf2-report-comments/pdf0…> Break the deadlock by calling the lack of consensus for what it is -- and abandon non-consensus WHOIS disclosure obligations. Submitted in my individual capacity, --Wendy -- Wendy Seltzer -- wendy(a)seltzer.org Visiting Professor, Northeastern University School of Law Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/seltzer.html http://www.chillingeffects.org/ http://www.torproject.org/

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ENC: photos...Re: [icann-board] Where the fire isn't -- at the ICANN meeting
by Vanda Scartezini UOL Oct. 25, 2007

Oct. 25, 2007

Photos from Los Angeles See below. Vanda Scartezini Polo Consultores Associados Alameda Santos 1470 #1407 Tel - +55113266.6253 Mob- +55118181.1464 vanda(a)uol.com.br P Before print think about the Environment "The information contained in this message - and attached files - is restricted, and its confidentiality protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message and notify the sender immediately. Please be advised that the improper use of the aforementioned information will create grounds for legal action." "As informações existentes nesta mensagem e nos arquivos anexados são para uso restrito, com sigilo protegido por lei. Caso não seja o destinatário, favor apagar esta mensagem e notificar o remetente. O uso impróprio das informações desta mensagem será tratado conforme a legislação em vigor." _____ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/24/AR2007102402 550.html?hpid=topnews http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2007/10/21/GA2007102101 410.html?hpid=artslot Oct. 22 European Space Agency's Envisat satellite captures several fires giving off plumes of smoke. Powerful Santa Ana winds have fueled more than 10 large wildfires throughout Southern California, stretching from Santa Barbara to San Diego. Oct. 23 Plumes of smoke from wildfires are seen near Lake Arrowhead, east of Los Angeles. Oct. 22 Police cars drive by as smoke billows to the sky above Stevenson Ranch, an area north of Los Angeles and near the Magic Mountain amusement park. Oct. 23 A wildfire burns out of control as it moves towards Lake Arrowhead in Running Springs, Calif. In Washington, President Bush said California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had assured him that he was receiving the help he requested from federal agencies. At 12:27 PM -0400 10/25/07, Vint Cerf wrote: actually the smoke has been confined to the areas around San Diego and north and east of there. SD is about 150 miles from LA; some of the nearest affected areas are about 50 miles south so you don't really see any effects of the fires where we will be.

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Draft Final Report on new gTLD Recommendations
by Danny Younger Oct. 25, 2007

Oct. 25, 2007

Final report is attached. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Draft Anti-Phishing Best Practices Recommendations for Registrars
by Danny Younger Oct. 25, 2007

Oct. 25, 2007

The Anti-Phishing Working Group has put forward a set of best practice recommendations for registrars -- see the attachment at the bottom of this page: http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/registrars/msg05187.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Independent Review of the ICANN Nominating Committee
by Danny Younger Oct. 24, 2007

Oct. 24, 2007

"We recommend that the ALAC appoint two policy board Directors, using whatever mechanism it considers to be appropriate." http://www.icann.org/reviews/nomcom-review-report-10oct07.pdf __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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