Re: IAHC Backtracks on Registrar Lottery

["Philip J. Nesser II" <pjnesser () martigny ai mit edu>]

Stephen,

The announcement came from the iPOC which is really the old IAHC members
(minus the ex-officaio ones) until the real POC is formed.  This has lead
to some confusion and attribution of things to the IAHC which as you
correctly point out, has been disolved.

--->  Phil




Stephen Sprunk supposedly said:
> I fail to see how it is possible that the IAHC announced anything this
> week; the IAHC was dissolved on 1 May 97 when the gTLD-MoU was signed.
>
> There is absolutely nothing to the effect of your statement on the IAHC web
> page (http://www.iahc.org/), and there is no new IETF draft from the
> (dissolved) IAHC in the InterNIC archives.
>
> Where did this information come from?
>
> Stephen
>
>
> At 10:47 07 05 97 -0400, Cameo Wood wrote:
> > Acting only five days after its highly publicized adoption of a new system
> > of registering new domain names, the International Ad Hoc Committee
> > announced Tuesday that it will remove its limit on registrars.  Under a
> > memorandum of understanding signed last week, the IAHC limited the number
> > of name registrars to 28 worldwide, to be selected by lottery.  Citing
> > "consistent and universal criticism," the IAHC announced that any service
> > meeting financial and technical qualifications will be eligible to become
> > a registrar. No lottery will be held. 

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