June 2008 - RegistryService

Fwd: Potential Danger Ahead for Registrants -- dot-info Abusive Domain Use Policy
by George Kirikos July 7, 2008

July 7, 2008

Hi again, According to: http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg05146.html we are allowed to make comments at any time on proposed new services. I'd like to put my comments below that I posted on the GA list on the record. I'd oppose setting up registries as judge, jury AND executioner. Even the UDRP has checks and balances. So should any new policy, in order to protect the inherent rights of registrants to due process. Removing a domain name from the zone file, without cancelling the domain, is surely sufficient for even the most urgent cases of abuse. Sincerely, George Kirikos http://www.kirikos.com/ --- George Kirikos <gkirikos(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:50:19 -0700 (PDT) > From: George Kirikos <gkirikos(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Potential Danger Ahead for Registrants -- dot-info Abusive > Domain Use Policy > To: ga(a)gnso.icann.org > > Hi folks, > > ICANN has posted a request by Afilias for a new registry service in > relation to "abusive" domains in dot-info: > > http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/index.html#2008007 > http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/afilias-request-20jun08.pdf > > While in general the proposal is motivated by good intentions, the > devil is in the details. While most folks (including myself) probably > care very little about the .info TLD, my concern is that any bad > implementation in .info might be copied or used as a precedent in > other > more important TLDs, in particular .com run by VeriSign. > > In particular: > > > "Pursuant to Section 3.6.5 of the RRA, Afilias reserves the right to > deny, **cancel** or transfer any registration or transaction, or > place > any domain name(s) on registry lock, hold or similar status, that it > deems necessary, **in its discretion**;........" > > (emphasis added) > > I would be against giving VeriSign (if the model was copied to .com) > that discretionary power over my company's domains, especially the > "right to cancel." What exactly is "illegal"? In China, I'm sure > there > are many things that are illegal that are perfectly legal in Canada, > the USA or the EU. Suppose a domain name gets hacked for a brief > time, > and is temporarily used to serve up spam or malware, etc. That > company > experiencing bad luck, having their site hacked, can then be put > totally out of business in the event that the registry operator, "in > its discretion," decides to cancel the domain name. > > Thus, I think concern should be raised that any implementation be > very > conservative in order to protect the inherent right of registrants to > due process. The potential for harm in a bad implementation is > enormous, and companies and individuals could be put out of business > if > a valuable domain name is taken from a registrant. > > Sincerely, > > George Kirikos > http://www.kirikos.com/ >

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Registry services
by Franz Eiber mobil June 26, 2008

June 26, 2008

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.INFO Abusive Domain Use Policy
by Michele Neylon :: Blacknight June 26, 2008

June 26, 2008

Dear Sir/Madam While I would be happy to see a registry operator take action to help "clean up" abusive internet usage I do have serious issues with the current document. While its spirit may be acceptable the current format is far too ambiguous and open to interpretation. As other people have already pointed out, it would be far too easy for the registry to damage the innocent while pursuing the goal of taking down phishing sites, for example. Regards Michele -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting & Colocation, Brand Protection http://www.blacknight.com/ http://blog.blacknight.com/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Locall: 1850 929 929 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Fax. +353 (0) 1 4811 763 ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,Ireland Company No.: 370845

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dot INFO Abusive Domain Use Policy
by Chris Beach June 24, 2008

June 24, 2008

I find the "Abusive Domain Use Policy" proposed by Affilias to be lacking enough sanity checks to be implemented as-is. If a domain or a hosting account is temporarily hacked by a third party and used for phishing or malware this would, in theory, give the registry grounds to delete the domain. It would be unfair to punish a law-abiding registrant by deleting his or her domain, and this policy merely shifts the potential for abuse to domain registrants. For example, a competitor might hire a hacker to plant malicious software on their competition's website, knowing that the registry will delete their domain. The registrant will, most likely, be guilty until proven innocent in this case. The policy, as defined, will undermine confidence in the .INFO registry and, as users see the risk of losing their domain, their business and their livelihood for reasons beyond their control, they will chose an extension other than .INFO.

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dot-info Abusive Domain Use Policy
by Jeffrey A. Williams June 21, 2008

June 21, 2008

To whomever this may concern, After reviewing the proposed Abusive Domain Use Policy by Afilias for dot-info I find it a good idea but not well enough detailed or thought out to be excepted "As is". The problems with the proposal is that it leaves out some special conditions, such as Domain Name hijacking for use of abuse by a third unknown party, no DNS proper configuration consideration, and no delineation on "Other abusive behaviors" consideration. However if these areas are addressed in detail in the proposal I believe that proposal can be a good method of registries handling Domain Name abuse. However additionally, I would rather see a user group outside of ICANN to be set up to perform this type of function as an adjunct advisory group to ICANN and the registries. 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(a)ix.netcom.com My Phone: 214-244-4827

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