Jay Fenello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 12:43 PM 7/30/00, vinton g. cerf wrote:
>> Every possible effort was made to increase the rate at which
>> registrations could be processed and we've gone from about 1000
>> a day to an artificially limited 5,000 per day (200 per hour)
>> simply because staff time to process is limited. Registrations
>> close July 31.
> Note the term "artificially limited"!!!
> That means that they have made a decision
> to *only* accept 200 registrations per hour,
> regardless of what their system can accommodate!
Assuming the software and hardware can handle the load and there is enough
bandwidth, I don't see why they just don't receive as many applications as
possible and process them first come first serve. They could still set and
keep a deadline. I can understand the personnel limitation in *processing*
the registrations after they've been received. I imagine most people, given
the choice between not being able to register at all due to artificial
limits, and having to wait (a possibly long time) for their registration
to be processed, would choose the latter.
I think this a serious matter. It could give ICANN serious negative
publicity.
--gregbo
