[62658] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: When is Verisign's registry contract up for renewal
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Vixie)
Sat Sep 20 17:14:31 2003
To: nanog@merit.edu
From: Paul Vixie <vixie@vix.com>
Date: 20 Sep 2003 21:13:56 +0000
In-Reply-To: <BB92384E.7BF6%rblayzor@inoc.net>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> > ICANN can seek specific performance of the agreement by Verisign, or
> > seek to terminate Verisign's contract as the .COM/.NET registry operator
> > and transfer the operation to a successor registry.
>
> Quiet honestly I'd like to see all of the GTLD servers given to neutral
> companies, ones that ARE not registrars. [...]
frankly i am mystified as to why icann awards registry contracts to
for-profit entities. registrars can be for-profit, but registries should
be non-profit or public-trust or whatever that specific nation's laws allow
for in terms of requirements for open accounting, uniform dealing, and
nonconflict with the public's interest.
--
Paul Vixie
