At 12:38 PM 3/17/2002 -0600, Jim Fleming wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Keith Teare" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >Could that 2.5 hours have been used to approve more TLDs? >> >> Not for me to answer. But clearly the there is no current process to create >> more gTLD's. >> > >John Klensin is with AT&T
no, he is no longer at AT&T >AT&T has lobbied extensively for no new TLDs or a small number. > >It is in Verisign's best interest not to have more TLDs. > >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. >There should now be thousands of TLDs in the legacy root name servers >controlled by the U.S. Government. People responsible for preventing >that from happening will now have to answer to the U.S. Senate and House. Stuart and I have expressed our complete willingness to appear and to discuss ICANN's work with members of the House and Senate. >Fortunately, we still live in a democratic society in the U.S. and not the I* society. > >Jim Fleming
