To whom it may and should concern, Interestingly enough, I personally agree with Vittorios arguments with why auctioning off new gTLD's is wrong, or in my own opinion, a very bad idea. See: http://forum.icann.org/lists/auction-consultation/msg00003.html What's worse coming from our members a bit at a time, is that they are of the belief, and I also feel rightly so, that setting this sort of precedent for implementing new gTLD's or IDN gTLD's is very bad as it sets up a pricing war akin to speculation as being done with oil futures. Such benefits only the wealthy or wealthy organizations, which does not promote good competition or realistic and fair ecommerce trade. Regards, Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 281k members/stakeholders strong!) "Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" - Abraham Lincoln "Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt "If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by P: i.e., whether B is less than PL." United States v. Carroll Towing (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947] =============================================================== Updated 1/26/04 CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of Information Network Eng. INEG. INC. ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com My Phone: 214-244-4827