April 2022 - CPWG - lists.icann.org

Today's call and the ccTLD/gTLD trends/Following ccTLDs on DNS Abuse
by John McCormac May 5, 2022

May 5, 2022

There has been an ongoing new registrations trend with more new ccTLD registrations than gTLD registrations in many countries. It started back around 2005 but it has been accelerating for the last few years. In some countries, the number of new ccTLD registrations each month is often double that of the gTLDs. The non-core gTLDs (i.e not .COM and to a lesser extent .NET and .ORG) still have their historical shares of country level markets but there is a very obvious shift. There is also a related trend where people register their domain name in the ccTLD and do not bother registering it in .COM or any gTLD. The increasing "uniqueness" of ccTLD registrations is also obvious with some ccTLDs. There are phases for a country's domain name market development. The early phase involves early adopters setting up websites to sell outside the country. Traditionally, the local Internet and hosting infrastructure was not well developed so most sites were hosted outside the country and there are few if any gTLD registrars in the country. The ccTLD, in this phase, often finds it difficult to complete with gTLDs in terms of both registration fee and ease of registration. As the country's market develops, along with the Intenet and hosting infrastructure, companies begin to host locally and local gTLD registrars appear along with more local ccTLD registrars. (The model may shift from a registry as registar one to a more typical registry-registrar one.) With a mature market, the ccTLD dominates the market with there being more ccTLD registrars than local gTLD registrars and new ccTLD registrations overtake new gTLDs registrations each month. Rather than becoming an ICANN accredited registrar, resellers/hosters will decide to become a ccTLD accredited registrar and outsource gTLD registrations to a registrations as a service provider like some of the large gTLD registrars. A lot of the countries with strong ccTLDs are in this phase of development. ICANN's registry-registrar model was great for the 1990s but is out of place in current the global domain name market. This will have a major impact on any geo-gTLD applications in the next round of new gTLDs. If the registrar infrastructure to sell locally is not there, then these new geo-gTLDs will find it very difficult to gain market share. Perhaps an even more worrying possibility for the next round is that the market for some prospective gTLDs does not exist or is much smaller than these applicants expect. Even with .COM, the market is still dominanted by the early markets and countries with large hosting operations. These are the countries with most .COM websites by country resolved IP address. They are also skewed by large DDoS prevention operators like Cloudflare using US IPs. | United States | 99763877 | | Germany | 7663915 | | Canada | 3873167 | | Seychelles | 3765103 | | China | 2757786 | | France | 2487080 | | Japan | 2028834 | | United Kingdom | 1786066 | | Netherlands | 1707633 | | Virgin Islands (UK) | 1330498 | The Seychelles are largely Chinese/Hong Kong sites on Seychelles IP addesses that have been acquired by Chinese operators. The Virgin Islands sites are typically PPC parking and sales. The distribution of .AFRICA sites is interesting in that South Africa leads with the marjority of sites. | South Africa | 10673 | | United States | 7936 | | France | 1943 | | Germany | 1572 | | Canada | 864 | | United Kingdom | 741 | | Switzerland | 232 | | Netherlands | 192 | | Morocco | 124 | | Poland | 90 | The .BERLIN gTLD is one of the better performers of the 2012 round and is closer to being a ccTLD in terms of distribution (as is .AFRICA). | Germany | 37381 | | France | 3852 | | United States | 2699 | | Denmark | 429 | | Switzerland | 225 | | Austria | 215 | | United Kingdom | 189 | | Canada | 162 | | Poland | 159 | | Hold/Expired | 104 | ALAC may not need to comment on the above but it needs to be aware that the market for domain names and websites is continually changing and is much more complex than the ICANN registry transactions reports suggest. Another interesting point was made by Michael Palage about following ccTLD registries on best practice on DNS Abuse, registrant verification and data quality. This is a very good idea and will save ICANN/GNSO/ALAC from wasting time trying to reinvent the wheel. The important thing to remember is that ccTLDs are very different markets to gTLDs and the ccTLD registries are often well ahead of ICANN on some of these issues (Know Your Customer is a big topic at the moment). We should steer well clear of basing any recommendations on that EU DNS report as it is flawed in conflating ccTLD DNS Abuse with gTLD DNS Abuse. Regards...jmcc -- ********************************************************** John McCormac * e-mail: jmcc(a)hosterstats.com MC2 * web: http://www.hosterstats.com/ 22 Viewmount * Domain Registrations Statistics Waterford * Domnomics - the business of domain names Ireland * https://amzn.to/2OPtEIO IE * Skype: hosterstats.com ********************************************************** -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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OCTO-34 Challenges with Alternative Name Systems
by Justine Chew April 29, 2022

April 29, 2022

This came to my attention vide the NCAP Discussion Group and is a worthwhile read for those with concerns over name collisions in competing name spaces (please note that these sort of name collisions is out-of-scope for the NCAP Studies) and I would add to Jim's excerpt extracted from the document ...... https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/octo-034-27apr22-en.pdf "*A key reason to obtain a brandable domain is that it is easy to remember, pronounce, and spell. We also make assumptions. For example, you might assume that any potential customer anywhere in the world could use the domain name you select to connect with you easily, either by clicking on a link or typing the name into a browser, regardless of which platform the customer is using.* *This assumptions holds true when you get a regular DNS domain name. Once the proper DNS records and web servers for that domain name are set up, any user on the Internet can reach you. This is one of the most important advantages of the DNS: domain names can be resolved by anyone, anywhere on the planet, from any platform. Meanwhile, alternative naming systems have existed for a long while, but have remained marginal. More recently, various blockchains have introduced their own naming systems. Those are often promoted as real alternatives to the DNS.* *If you are using a name that is part of such an alternative naming solution, the above assumption no longer holds true. Resolving domain names in an alternative naming system requires a specialized bridge from the DNS world in order for the alternate names to work. What does this mean to the average Internet user? Unless Internet users install specific software or configure certain settings on all of their devices, they will not be able to use these non-DNS names. In this circumstance, an Internet user clicking on a link with an alternate name will see a failure with an error message that the domain cannot be found.....*" Justine ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: James Galvin Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 at 05:06 Subject: [NCAP-Discuss] OCTO-34 Challenges with Alternative Name Systems To: NCAP Discussion Group This document was recently published by OCTO: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/octo-034-27apr22-en.pdf Although our focus is name collisions within the DNS infrastructure, we have stated that we would be remiss if we did not acknowledge that there are alternate namespaces and their impact on us. I believe the aforementioned document by OCTO is informative to this concern. I have excerpted the Executive Summary here for your consideration and encourage all to review the document. *"The Domain Name System (DNS) is a component of the system of unique identifiers ICANN helps to coordinate. It is the main naming system on the Internet. It is not the only one. Some predate it, and some others have been recently proposed in the wake of the blockchain approach of decentralized systems.* * Proposing a new naming system is one thing. Making sure everybody on the Internet can use it is another. Alternative naming systems face a huge deployment challenge. A number of solutions exist to bridge the DNS to those parallel worlds, but they all come with their own set of drawbacks.* * Furthermore, the lack of name space coordination, either between those alternative naming systems and the DNS, or simply among those alternative naming systems, will result in unworkable name collisions that could lead to completely separate ecosystems, one for each alternative naming system, further fragmenting the Internet. This is the exact opposite of the vision “one world, one Internet.”* Thanks, Jim _______________________________________________

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Meeting invitation: At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call on Wednesday, 04 May 2022 at 20:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 28, 2022

April 28, 2022

***If you require a dial out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number*** Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call is scheduled for Wednesday, 04 May 2022 at 20:00 UTC for 90 mins. For other times: https://tinyurl.com/6jc6tsr3 The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/zwHCCw Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN ADIGO Conference Bridge: (Please note - change in connection details: for all languages, dial into the Adigo line, press 3535 and the Adigo operator will ask you which language channel you prefer and transfer you to the appropriate language channel). EN, ES & FR: 3535 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 686 Other toll-free numbers: https://www.adigo.com/icann At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG)
by ICANN Policy Calendar April 28, 2022

April 28, 2022

***If you require a dial out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number*** Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call is scheduled for Wednesday, 04 May 2022 at 20:00 UTC for 90 mins. For other times: https://tinyurl.com/6jc6tsr3 The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/zwHCCw Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN ADIGO Conference Bridge: (Please note - change in connection details: for all languages, dial into the Adigo line, press 3535 and the Adigo operator will ask you which language channel you prefer and transfer you to the appropriate language channel). EN, ES & FR: 3535 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 686 Other toll-free numbers: https://www.adigo.com/icann At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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REMINDER / Meeting invitation: At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call on Wednesday, 27 April 2022 at 13:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 27, 2022

April 27, 2022

***If you require a dial out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number*** Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call is scheduled for Wednesday, 27 April 2022 at 13:00 UTC for 90 mins. For other times: https://tinyurl.com/3xdtm5tc The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/_4SpCw Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN ADIGO Conference Bridge: (Please note - change in connection details: for all languages, dial into the Adigo line, press 1638 and the Adigo operator will ask you which language channel you prefer and transfer you to the appropriate language channel). EN, ES & FR: 1638 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 686 Other toll-free numbers: https://www.adigo.com/icann At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Meeting invitation: At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call on Wednesday, 27 April 2022 at 13:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 22, 2022

April 22, 2022

***If you require a dial out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number*** Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call is scheduled for Wednesday, 27 April 2022 at 13:00 UTC for 90 mins. For other times: https://tinyurl.com/3xdtm5tc The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/_4SpCw Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN ADIGO Conference Bridge: (Please note - change in connection details: for all languages, dial into the Adigo line, press 1638 and the Adigo operator will ask you which language channel you prefer and transfer you to the appropriate language channel). EN, ES & FR: 1638 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 686 Other toll-free numbers: https://www.adigo.com/icann At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG)
by ICANN Policy Calendar April 22, 2022

April 22, 2022

***If you require a dial out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number*** Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call is scheduled for Wednesday, 27 April 2022 at 13:00 UTC for 90 mins. For other times: https://tinyurl.com/3xdtm5tc The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/_4SpCw Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN ADIGO Conference Bridge: (Please note - change in connection details: for all languages, dial into the Adigo line, press 1638 and the Adigo operator will ask you which language channel you prefer and transfer you to the appropriate language channel). EN, ES & FR: 1638 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 686 Other toll-free numbers: https://www.adigo.com/icann At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Internet Poverty Indiex 2022
by gopal＠annauniv.edu April 20, 2022

April 20, 2022

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Meeting invitation: At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call on Wednesday, 20 April 2022 at 13:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 20, 2022

April 20, 2022

***If you require a dial out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number*** Dear All, The next At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Call is scheduled for Wednesday, 20 April 2022 at 13:00 UTC for 90 mins. For other times: https://tinyurl.com/38dk5zfp The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/uRd1Cw Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/765717566?pwd=UTJCdWRSZVdJNEhOYW02OVBqQVQ1Zz09 / Passcode: #CPWG2345* Real time transcription (RTT) available at (subject to availability): https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ICANN ADIGO Conference Bridge: (Please note - change in connection details: for all languages, dial into the Adigo line, press 1638 and the Adigo operator will ask you which language channel you prefer and transfer you to the appropriate language channel). EN, ES & FR: 1638 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 686 Other toll-free numbers: https://www.adigo.com/icann At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/jYDpB If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Kind Regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Canceled: At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG)
by ICANN Policy Calendar April 19, 2022

April 19, 2022

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