Thank you very much Kurt. This is extremely helpful and I appreciate the detail provided. Many thanks. Avri Doria wrote:

Hi,

Kurt Pritz sent me the following document and authorised me to send it on to the council. It is intended as an answer to Ross's questions about the use of RAA 3.7.4 as a possible method for constraining domain tasting.

a.

-- Regards, Ross Rader Director, Retail Services Tucows Inc. http://www.domaindirect.com t. 416.538.5492

Kurt's description of NSI's domain registration process when NSI was the sole registry and registrar is accurate. Registrations did occur via email templates and invoices were mailed after registration. Chuck Gomes "This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any unauthorized use, distribution, or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify sender immediately and destroy/delete the original transmission."

-----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Avri Doria Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 8:27 AM To: Council GNSO Subject: [council] RAA 3.7.4 as compliance tool to stop domain tasting - staff reponse

Hi,

Kurt Pritz sent me the following document and authorised me to send it on to the council. It is intended as an answer to Ross's questions about the use of RAA 3.7.4 as a possible method for constraining domain tasting.

a.