[1872] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: ISP Domain Auction
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Boolootian)
Mon Feb 12 14:17:05 1996
From: booloo@cats.ucsc.edu (Mark Boolootian)
To: randy@psg.com (Randy Bush)
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 10:56:57 -0800 (PST)
Cc: dorian@cic.net, nanog@merit.edu, markk@internic.net
In-Reply-To: <m0tlso2-0007zYC@rip.psg.com> from "Randy Bush" at Feb 11, 96 11:36:00 pm
Re the domain aucition, Randy Bush writes:
>My personal opinion is that the IANA should recommend that the InterNIC
>simply unregister the names.
A quick perusal of the Internic policy for domain names states that
"... as an express condition and material inducement of the grant of an
applicant's ('Applicant') request to register a Domain Name, Applicant
represents and warrants as follows:
.
.
(b) Applicant has a bona fide intention to use the Domain Name on a
regular basis on the Internet;
.
.
"
Interpretation is left to the reader.
I couldn't find much else that speaks to this issue. While I'm in
agreement with the sentiment to unregister the names, unless there has
actually been a violation of a formal agreement, I think it would be a
grave mistake for the Internic to do so. It would be a quick ride to the
bottom of a very slippery slope.
mb
