[gtld-tech] Update to reserved names list for new gTLDs

[Alexander Mayrhofer]

We have asked precisely this question to ICANN (noting that ICANN has their own "Languages Services" department, so they should have experts for all the UN languages available), and got the following response on Nov 19. (2013, that is ;) ):

"ICANN is looking into developing such a list, as resources are available.  In the meantime, registries should develop their own method for implementing the requirements in Spec 5.  Registries should be conservative (e.g., reserve both equatorial-guinea and equatorialguinea)."

We read this as: "Go ahead and do what you think is sensible to fulfill the requirement, but don't expect an official list anytime soon". But, i do agree with Gavin that it would be great if one of the already delegated TLDs could share the list they've been using...

thanks,

Alex

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: gtld-tech-bounces at icann.org [mailto:gtld-tech-bounces at icann.org] Im
> Auftrag von Gavin Brown
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 21. November 2013 16:03
> An: gTLD-tech at icann.org
> Betreff: Re: [gtld-tech] Update to reserved names list for new gTLDs
> 
> We have some new gTLDs delegated now - presumably someone has had to
> sit down and generate this list by now? Has ICANN provided it to those
> operators who've been delegated?
> 
> G.
> 
> On 19/09/2013 09:33, Gavin Brown wrote:
> > Hi Francisco,
> >
> > I note that Specification 5 of the Registry Agreement
> > <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/agreement-approved-
> 02jul1
> > 3-en.pdf> also includes references to the following external
> > documents:
> >
> > Clause 4.1: Short Names in English from ISO 3166
> > <http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/country_codes.htm>
> >
> > Clause 4.2: United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names,
> > Technical Reference Manual for the Standardization of Geographical
> > Names, Part III Names of Countries of the World - which I found at
> >
> <http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/ungegn/docs/pubs/UNGEGN%20tech
> %20r
> > ef%20manual_m87_combined.pdf>
> >
> > Clause 4.3: the list of United Nations member states in 6 official
> > United Nations languages prepared by the Working Group on Country
> > Names of the United Nations Conference on the Standardization of
> > Geographical Names - which I found at
> > <http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/reserved-
> names/Rese
> > rvedNames.xml>
> >
> > Would it be possible for ICANN to confirm that the URLs listed above
> > are the correct sources for these documents?
> >
> > While it's very easy to extract useful data from ISO-3166, the two PDF
> > documents I found are a different matter.
> >
> > Copying and pasting text (especially non-ASCII text) out of a PDF is
> > potentially risky: when I tried using Adobe Reader on Mac OS X I had
> > very little luck, getting either nothing at all or a series of junk
> > characters.
> >
> > Given the quantity of data that needs to be extracted or transcribed
> > (given 193 UN member states, there are there 1,351 different strings
> > that must be extracted), and the potential risk that would result in
> > error or omission, does ICANN intend to prepare a full list of these
> > strings for our use?
> >
> > If not, are Registry Operators expected to do this themselves? Has
> > ICANN considered the likely consequences of confusion caused by
> > differences in the availability of names caused by different Registry
> > Operators using different lists?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Gavin.
> >
> > On 18/09/2013 18:02, Francisco Arias wrote:
> >> Colleagues,
> >>
> >> This is a heads up that we have updated the list of reserved names
> >> for new gTLDs at
> >> http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registries/reserved
> >>
> >> Formal notifications to contracted parties will go out shortly.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >
> 
> --
> Gavin Brown
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