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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Regarding the Action Item 2 below, <i>Delegation</i> is one form of <i>Activation</i>. An active name is one that has, at least, one DNS record in the DNS. A delegated names is one that has a specific type of DNS record: a NS record.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>From this it seems like <i>Activation</i> is a more generic term, which encompasses <i>Delegation</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I found the following in the Integrated Issues report (</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/idn-vip-integrated-issues-final-clean-20feb12-en.pdf">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/idn-vip-integrated-issues-final-clean-20feb12-en.pdf</a><span style='color:#1F497D'>; pg. 51:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>Activated/Active:</b> A status of some label with respect to a zone, indicating that there are DNS resource records at that node name; or else that there are subordinate names to that name, even though there are no resource records at that node name. In the case where there are resource records at the node name, any resource record will do. In the case where there are subordinate names but no resource records (except those to support DNSSEC), the label names an empty non-terminal. A registry (zone operator) setting the active status activates the name, or performs activation. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>Delegated:</b> A status of some label with respect to a zone, indicating that in that zone there are NS resource records at the label. The NS resource records create a zone cut, and require an SOA record for the same owner name and corresponding NS resource records in the subordinate zone. The act of entering the NS records in the zone at the parent side of the zone cut is delegation, and to do that is to delegate. This definition is largely based on RFC 1034; 28 the reader should consult RFC 1034 for detailed discussion of how the DNS is broken into zones.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Regards,<br>Sarmad<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>From:</b> idngwg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sarmad Hussain<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 22, 2017 11:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> idngwg@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Idngwg] Summary of meeting on 19 Jan. 2017<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Dear All, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Please find attached the summary of the meeting of the WG on 19 Jan. Please let me know if there are any changes or suggestions.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>The meeting has the following AIs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=779 style='width:467.5pt;margin-left:35.5pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=67 valign=top style='width:40.2pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>S. No.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=643 valign=top style='width:385.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Action Items <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=70 valign=top style='width:41.8pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Owner<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=67 valign=top style='width:40.2pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=643 valign=top style='width:385.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Update recommendation on grandfathering current registrations based on the discussion <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=70 valign=top style='width:41.8pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>KF<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=67 valign=top style='width:40.2pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=643 valign=top style='width:385.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Check for the difference between the definition of “activated” and “delegated” <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=70 valign=top style='width:41.8pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'>SH<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday 26 Jan. 2017 11am UTC. We will continue following a weekly meeting schedule.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>The attached notes of the meeting and the recording of the meeting are available at the IDNGWG wiki page at </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_IDN_IDN-26-2343-3BImplementation-26-2343-3BGuidelines&d=DgMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=KTETvEaGPwPcawI-QmNa-kiv-ZBvdgyyLm-mxd028M4&m=iHyLVWg5XYYYMyRqhLrWLRT-0Iuh0o5-T_cl8G4x7nY&s=_HPo9va0P1o27gRKBycMzrAZTgn8xXAy86zJg9CEjjI&e=">https://community.icann.org/display/IDN/IDN+Implementation+Guidelines[community.icann.org]</a><span style='color:#1F497D'>. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Regards,<br>Sarmad</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>