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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/23/15 7:03 AM, Burr, Becky wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 12pt;"><font
style="font-size: 16px;" face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span
style="line-height: 115%;">As someone who was part of the
team drafting and negotiating the 1999 RAA, </span><span
style="line-height: 13px;">I</span><span style="line-height:
115%;"> can assure you that the inclusion of this
requirement in the RAA was intended to be within the scope
of ICANN</span><span style="line-height: 13px;">’</span><span
style="line-height: 115%;">s Mission.</span></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri,sans-serif">The label sequence, aka "the exact
string", whether an A record for the NAME was ever published or
not. </font><br>
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That's my recollection as well. <br>
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Eric Brunner-Williams<br>
Eugene, Oregon<br>
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