Michael Sondow wrote:
> Greg Skinner wrote:
> > There have been commercial registrations in .us for quite some time
> > now.
> And I tell you, once again, that although they have never been
> disallowed they are not the principal purpose of .us, as the RFC
> makes clear.
Your reading of the RFC is different than mine, as I have it in front
of me now and see no language stating (or implying) anything about the
principal purpose of .us.
In fact, this seems to be a rather clear statement of its purpose:
1.3 The US Domain
[...]
Initially, the administration of the US Domain was managed solely by
the Domain Registrar. However, due to the increase in registrations,
administration of subdomains is being delegated to others.
Any computer in the United States may be registered in the US Domain.
Furthermore:
3.3 Delegated Subdomains
[...]
The major concern in selecting a designated manager for a domain is
that it be able to carry out the necessary responsibilities, and
have the ability to do an equitable, just, honest, and competent job.
The key requirement is that for each domain there be a designated
manager for supervising that domain's name space.
These designated authorities are trustees for the delegated domain,
and have a duty to serve the community.
The designated manager is the trustee of the domain for the domain
itself and the global Internet community.
Concerns about "rights" and "ownership" of domains are
inappropriate. It is appropriate to be concerned about
"responsibilities" and "service" to the community.
The designated manager must be equitable to all groups in the
domain that request domain names.
This means that the same rules are applied to all requests. All
requests must be processed in a nondiscriminatory fashion, and
academic and commercial (and other) users are treated on an equal
basis. No bias shall be shown regarding requests that may come
from customers of some other business related to the manager --
e.g., no preferential service for customers of a particular data network
provider. There can be no requirement that a particular mail
system (or other application), protocol, or product be used.
Perhaps you are referring to:
3.2 Direct Entries
Direct entry in the database of the US Domain appeals most to
individuals and small companies. You may fill out the application
and send it directly to the US Domain Administrator. If you are in
an area where the zone is delegated to someone else your request
will be forwarded to the zone administrator for your registration. Or,
you may send the form directly to the manager of a delegated zone
(see Section 3.1).
A small company is still commercial, no?
> Your extrapolation from some commercial use of .us, to .us being
> equivalent to "real estate", is a distortion of reality.
What do you mean "my extrapolation." I never wrote anything like
that.
> What do you hope to gain from this?
Encouraged use of .us, to relieve pressure in .com, .net. and .org
until the new gTLD issues are settled.
> With whom are you trying to curry favor?
Nobody.
--gregbo
