----- Original Message ----- From: "vint cerf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >It appears that people involved with ICANN are being intentionally > >distracted away from the focal point of adding more TLDs. > > no, in fact Stuart Lynn has repeatedly said that even if the analysis of the first 7 >new ones is incomplete he is interested in more, especially sponsored type. >
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/11/20/interview.lynn.idg/?related "ICANN's Lynn: No new domains anytime soon" "At this time last year, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approved seven new top-level domains (TLD) to compete with the original TLDs. But the organization, which follows a Star Trek-like "prime directive" of ensuring the stability of the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), has no plans to go beyond that. ICANN CEO Stuart Lynn explained why..." "...it's been 15 years since major generic TLDs were introduced..." ---- 15 years ?....hardly true.... .MD .AM .FM .TV .IO .CD http://www.New.Net 80 generic TLDs....100+ million users.... http://www.Nameslinger.com 1000s of TLDs.... http://www.Name-Space.com 100s of TLDs.... Will ICANN ever wake up ?...or will the geriatric root continue.... Jim Fleming http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/130dftmail/unir.txt
