from the real time scribes notes from berlin
* George Conrades: Why does NSI refuse to sign up as
accredited registrar?
* David Johnson: Objects to that requirement as criteria for
participation in that constituency, didn't say in the
meeting that they would not sign up.
* Dennis Jennings: Willing to undertake work suggested.
* Louie: NSI said they would not sign the registrar
accreditation guidelines.
* Becky Burr: Amendment 11 says that NSI clearly needs to be
accredited following the testbed. Signing the
accreditation agreement is the way to get accredited.
* David Johnson: Question is about criteria for registrar
constituency where the issue of contracts could be
discussed. Why can ICANN make a registrar agree to contractual terms
specified unilaterally by ICANN?
* Conrades: "If you don't believe in the legitimacy of ICANN,
you are wasting a hell of a lot of our time." "If you don't sign up to be a
registrar, then you won't be."
* Johnson: NSI does believe in the importance of building
ICANN into a consensus-based standard-setting body.
Problem here is constituency process that NSI opposed in Paris draft.
Also faulty definition of gTLD constituency. NSI is not taking the position
that it should not make any payment to ICANN. Costs should be allocated
across IP and domain name registries based on cost.
* Roberts: DNSO structure implemented based on consensus
proposal from Singapore.
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cook: becky said: Amendment 11 says that NSI clearly needs to be
accredited following the testbed. Signing the
accreditation agreement is the way to get accredited.
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http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/proposals/docnsi100698.htm says
3.By March 31, 1999, NSI will establish a test bed supporting actual
registrations in .com, .net and .org by 5 registrars
accredited by NewCo (Accredited Registrars).
(Phase 1)
4.By June 1, 1999, the Shared Registration
System will be deployed by NSI and available to support multiple licensed
Accredited Registrars offering registration
services within the gTLDs for which NSI now acts as a registry. (Phase 2)
5.By October 1, 1999, NSI will have completed
reengineering of NSI's registry/registrar interface and back end systems
so as to assure that NSI, acting as registry,
shall give all licensed Accredited Registrars (including NSI acting as
registrar) equivalent access ("equal access")
to registry services through the Shared Registration System. (Phase 3)
Cook has Question: I fail to find any language here that says NSI must be
a new co or ICANN accredited registrar. someone please show me specific
language pointiong out what i am missing. Note that language says
"all licensed Accredited Registrars (including NSI acting as registrar)"
note that the words are:
NSI acting as registrar
the word accredited is missing
i'd say the Wilmer cutler pickering attorney named Burr goofed
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