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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear EPDP Team, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is a reminder to provide your input on the string similarity review levels.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks very much to Michael and Anil for the input on list. Please be so kind to provide rationale for your preferred level and responses to the three questions as well.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ariel <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Ariel Liang <ariel.liang@icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 1:59 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"gnso-epdp-idn-team@icann.org" <gnso-epdp-idn-team@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Your Input Requested: String Similarity Review Level & Rationale <o:p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Dear EPDP Team, </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Thank you for the discussions to date on the string similarity review topic (charter questions E3, E1 (part1) and E3a). The leadership team appreciates that this is a difficult topic and that a range of views
are evident across the Team, particularly on the </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/192217195/EPDP%20Team%20Meeting%20%2330%20Slides%20-%20E3%2C%20E1%2C%20E3a.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1649976844000&api=v2"><span style="color:#1155CC">three
levels of string similarity review</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">In order to facilitate the continued deliberation of this topic, the Leadership Team requests members to consider the three levels of string similarity review and
<b><u>indicate your preferred level of review, along with the reasons why this is your preferred level, on the list by Wednesday, 27 April 2022. </u></b></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">When sharing your preference, please include responses to the following questions: </span></p>
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Why do you believe your preferred level of review is the most appropriate? <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
Based on your preferred level of review, what would be the string similarity review’s impact on preventing user confusion and security/stability issues in the DNS? In other words, how effective would string similarity review be in preventing delegation of similar
strings? <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
Have you considered the feasibility of implementing the string similarity review based on your preferred level? For example, the complexity and costs involved to conduct the resulting review. <o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<span style="color:black"> </span></p>
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<span style="color:black">The string similarity review topic is expected to be discussed again during the EPDP Team meeting next week (28 April 2022) and members and participants will be invited to speak to their respective preferences and rationales. As a
reminder, the three levels are as follows (please see details in the </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/192217195/EPDP%20Team%20Meeting%20%2330%20Slides%20-%20E3%2C%20E1%2C%20E3a.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1649976844000&api=v2"><span style="color:#1155CC">slide
deck</span></a><span style="color:black">): </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Level 1</b>: Primary + ONLY Requested Allocatable Variants <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<b>Level 2</b>: Primary + ALL Allocatable Variants <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<b>Level 3</b>: Primary + ALL Allocatable and Blocked Variants <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:black">Thank you for your contribution!</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Best Regards,</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Steve, Emily, Ariel </span></p>
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