[bc-gnso] TLD Universal Acceptance

Wed Mar 14 17:30:53 UTC 2012

Ron,

I appears to me that your example of .NAME SLDs not being universally accepted as IDs for e-commerce sites is not directly related to the "Universal Acceptance" topic.

Universal acceptance is the ability to resolve DNS queries TO individual TLDs, e.g., the early (or even ongoing) problems in reaching .TRAVEL because it is more than three characters or not in some software lists of valid TLDs.  Being able to resolve the IP address of a .NAME URI is not related to the unwillingness of Apple or BBC to accept a .NAME registration as valid user identification credentials.

Jim

From: owner-bc-gnso at icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso at icann.org] On Behalf Of Ron Andruff
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 11:34 AM
To: 'Chris Chaplow'; bc-gnso at icann.org
Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] TLD Universal Acceptance

Chris,

Regarding the session on Universal Acceptance, my business partner has had some unhappy experiences with .NAME - after all these years!

.NAME is not accepted by Apple for an ID (for iTunes, or any Apple device), British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Sears, New York Department of Education, among many others.

Hope this helps.

Kind regards,

RA

Ronald N. Andruff
President

RNA Partners, Inc.
220 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10001
+ 1 212 481 2820 ext. 11

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From: owner-bc-gnso at icann.org<mailto:owner-bc-gnso at icann.org> [mailto:owner-bc-gnso at icann.org] On Behalf Of Chris Chaplow
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 5:45 PM
To: bc-gnso at icann.org<mailto:bc-gnso at icann.org>
Subject: [bc-gnso] TLD Universal Acceptance

BC members,

As mentioned  in the meeting just now  there is a panel tomorrow (and a public forum closing on the 23rd March).

The panel is at 12.30 on Wednesday in "La Paz A"  entitled: TLD Universal Acceptance

 Universal Acceptance of All Domains has been an on-going effort driven by ICANN. In the past this project's focus was on raising awareness that software vendors and other parties needed to make sure they accepted domains from new gTLDs that were introduced in previous rounds in 2000 and 2004. This scope has since expanded to include IDN ccTLDs, and since the ICANN Board of Directors approved the new gTLD program last year, many more new TLDs are expected to be added to the root zone in the near future. The main goal of this project is to raise awareness in the community and discuss the best ways of addressing these issues. In order to help the project achieve these goals, we are seeking to engage with the community on the best ways to identify and address the issues involved. We are inviting experts, like yourself, to take part in this active discussion so you can share your opinion on what you think could and should be done in order to promote further universal acceptance of all domains.

We would like to allow invitees to share their experiences and opinions, as well as answer the following questions:

1. What are the existing issues with acceptance of domains registered within TLDs?

2. Who should be addressing the existing issues, for example, registry operators, registrars, ISPs, software vendors, software developers, others?

3. How can ICANN promote universal acceptance of all domains effectively?

The public comment forum that   Initial Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/universal-acceptance-idn-tlds-06jan12-en.htm
and the initial report found here
http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jig-idn-tld-acceptance-initial-report-06jan12-en.pdf

Any help or thoughts on TLD Universal Acceptance   for tomorrow  gratefully received.

Best

Chris Chaplow
Managing Director
Andalucia.com S.L.
Avenida del Carmen 9
Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo
1ª Planta, Oficina 30
Estepona, 29680
Malaga, Spain
Tel: + (34) 952 897 865
Fax: + (34) 952 897 874
E-mail: chris at andalucia.com<mailto:chris at andalucia.com>
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