Hi Alan,

you are correct: This should be addressed as part of the P1 IRT, not this group.  We cannot willy-nilly expand the scope of a PDP. Or should we ask to include some transfer issues relating to registration data next? Or change the ICANN bylaws?
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On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 6:45 PM Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca> wrote:
Volker et al,

The Chair suggested that this issue should be addressed, but by the Phase 1 IRT.  I believe that he was correct in that the issue does need to be addressed but do not believe that is a real possibility, since the Phase 1 policy did not imply and web form content requirements.

So that leaves us with needing to take some other action to remedy the Phase 1 recommendation that is not working.

Unless you are recommending starting a new PDP just to address this issue, this is a way to finesse it. We include it in our report and solicit input. And of course discuss it following the comment period.

If indeed the instructions from the GNSO Council need to be changed (which I do not believe), that could happen after the public comment period.

This Phase 2a DOES have the mandate to require some form of email address be used. So we ARE discussing a change to Recommendation 13. If we choose NOT to do that, we need to make sure the remaining policy is viable. So I believe this recommendation is indeed in scope!

Alan

At 2021-05-25 12:30 PM, Volker Greimann wrote:
Hi Laureen,

yes, we did discuss it and always returned to the point that it was out of scope for our group. While I understand the desire to have something on webforms included, discussion was rather one-sided due to the scope. I understand from other registrars that there are many issues with input fields as part of the webforms and they have chosen the format of their forms for a reason.

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On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 6:17 PM Kapin, Laureen <LKAPIN@ftc.gov> wrote:

To be fair, this issue has been discussed many times during our meetings.  This recommendation merely captures what has already been proposed by certain SGs. Hence I suggest that it be included for the purpose of soliciting public comments.

 

 

Laureen Kapin

 

Acting Assistant Director

Division of Consumer Response and Operations

Bureau of Consumer Protection

Federal Trade Commission

 

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Hi,

 

I think it is not appropriate to introduce a new recommendation at the last minute that has not been deliberated and seems to me to be out of scope of this WG. While I have no objection to the content of this recommendation, and KS has already implemented its webforms in a similar manner, I think the process concern must prevail here.

 

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On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 2:45 AM Alan Greenberg via Gnso-epdp-team <gnso-epdp-team@icann.org > wrote:

Unfortunately, Mark and I did not get this in prior to the Friday deadline, but we still believe that it is crucial to include in the Initial Report.

Although some form of email address is a far preferable solution for many on this EPDP, it appears that this will not be a recommendation.

As it stands, the EPDP Recommendation #13 which is supposed to facilitate communications with the registrant does not achieve its goal. Many registrars are using web forms, and in many cases, they are effectively useless. As an example, one common example is a form that simply lets the requestor select one of three messages (Domain name or content is being used in malware, or for spam or abuse; Domain name or content is infringing on a trademark or violating local laws or regulations; or Research or other purpose).

It has been suggested that this matter be referred to the Phase 1 IRT, but without a recommendation saying that the policy may set web form content, there is no way for the IRT to establish such enforceable rules.

Accordingly, the Initial Report must include a new Recommendation:

Recommendation

The Phase 1 Recommendation 13 should be amended to include:  Should a Registrar choose to use a web form, that form must allow at the requester to specify the Subject of the email to be send (up to 64 characters) and a free-form text message of up to 512 characters to be included in the communication to the registrant.

Alan & Mark

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