Chuck, This initiative made a lot of noise around ICANN communities. The general idea of this letter: need more data, need more time and is a result of agreement between councils: I support this. This is a very specific substance with limited number of people who really have all details in hands. --andrei From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Gomes, Chuck Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 3:50 AM To: GNSO Council Subject: [council] Comments on the establishment of a "DNS-CERT" Importance: High <<DNS-CERT Letter Draft 22 Mar 10.doc>> Attached is a draft letter from Chris Disspain, Cheryl Langdon-Orr and myself intended for Peter Dengate-Thrush and Rod Beckstrom and also to be posted on the ICANN Public Comment site for the DNS-Cert consultation. As you know, the comment period is currently scheduled to end on 29 March, so there is only one week left. Note that the letter is just slightly over one page long so it is a quick read. The main elements are: 1) much more detail is needed; 2) a 15-day extension to the public comment period is requested; 3) a joint SO/AC WG be formed to investigate the CERT idea. I personally support the comments and requests in this letter and believe they are consistent with GNSO concerns, but I would like to make reasonably sure that that is the case. Does anyone object to me signing this letter in my role as GNSO Council Chair? If so, please let me know in the next 48 hours (i.e., by COB on Wednesday, 24 March) so that this letter can be sent with enough lead time to accommodate the request to extend the comment period by 15 days. Chuck