> > Who ever said that governments had the right to "oversight" of the ccTLD?
> >
> > That would be a Bad Thing(tm) as we would be adding a level of
> > bureaucratic and
> > arbitrary decision making to the Registry processes.
> >
> I agree, but have a real problem of understanding of the current situation.
>
> If it is not the national Government who "appointed" the administrative
> contact, who was it?
> In other words, how can an entity become "the" ccTLD for a country if not by
> appointment by an authoritative body?
In several cases, a ccTLD was allocated well before an authoritative body
in the country had even heard of the Internet/ARPAnet. Norway (.no) is a
good example of this.
At a later time, the registration authority for the ccTLD comes to an
agreement with the appropriate authoritative body. The agreement may be
something along the lines of letting the registration authority continue
its work as long as this work is done efficiently/impartially etc.
Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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