Dear Councillors,

Forwarded on behalf of Ron Sherwood.

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From: "ron@sherwood.vi" <Ron@Sherwood.vi>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:28:29 -0700
To: Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek@icann.org>
Subject: [ALAC]  Notice of New Registry Service Proposal

Good morning Gabi:
 
Please forward this message to Councilors for their information.
 
Thank you, Ron
 
[ALAC list Comment on the new http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/#201004">Registry Service for .net <http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/#201004> ]
 
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From: "Alan Greenberg" <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca <mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca> >
To: "ALAC Working List" <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org <mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org> >
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 9:05 PM
Subject: [ALAC] Fwd: Notice of New Registry Service Proposal

> Please see the notice of a http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/#201004">new Registry Service for .net <http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/#201004> .
>
> If accepted, it would allow a registrar to change the NAME of a
> domain in mid-year. Although the motivation for the service is
> described as registrars who offer hosting agreements having surplus
> name registrations if the registrant does not keep the hosting
> arrangement for a full year, there are no such restrictions on how
> the exchange service would be used once approved. Registrars could
> use the name exchange purely for their own purposes, or could offer
> it as a service.
>
> In a separate note, I will list my concerns with this new service.
>
> The deadline for the 15 day comment period will be the April 21. It
> is unclear when the Board will take action on the request.
>
> Alan


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