[registrars] Single letter domain names

[Paul Stahura]

I agree, unless the experience could be useful in launching something
similar like TLDs.


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Archer [mailto:jarcher at RegistrationTek.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:32 AM
To: registrars at dnso.org
Cc: Margie Milam; Paul Stahura
Subject: RE: [registrars] Single letter domain names

There are only, what, 37 of these per tld?  There must be other things
to 
spend effort on then launching 100 or so domain names...


--On Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:12 AM -0600 Margie Milam 
<Margie.Milam at markmonitor.com> wrote:

> So it seems as though the main impediment is an allocation issue due
to
> the limited number of single letters available and the significant
> interest that would be generated.  This could be addressed though a
> number of means, such as auctions, or higher fees.   Obviously the
> interest in these names would drop as the price increases.
>
> Margie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Stahura [mailto:stahura at enom.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:57 AM
> To: Margie Milam; Bruce Tonkin; registrars at dnso.org
> Subject: RE: [registrars] Single letter domain names
>
>
> No tech problem as far as I know as some are already registered.
> www.x.com resolves fine (paypal is the registrant so it redirect to
> paypal)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars at gnso.icann.org
> [mailto:owner-registrars at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Margie Milam
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 8:43 AM
> To: Bruce Tonkin; registrars at dnso.org
> Subject: RE: [registrars] Single letter domain names
>
> We have had a number of clients inquire about single letter domain
names
> as they have expressed an interest in obtaining them.      They always
> ask for an explanation for the ICANN policy prohibiting them.  Is
there
> a technical issue related to single letter domains?
>
> Regards,
>
> Margie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Tonkin [mailto:Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 3:43 AM
> To: registrars at dnso.org
> Subject: [registrars] Single letter domain names
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> A member of the GNSO Council, Marilyn Cade, has placed the topic of
> single letter domain names on the agenda for the GNSO Council call
this
> week.
>
> I would like to hear the views of the registrars constituency on this.
>
> Presently it is not possible to register names like:
> A.com. O.com. Y.com. M.com etc
>
> I assume that there would be businesses interested in such names.  It
> would appear to require a change in IETF standards/ICANN policy to
allow
> this.
>
> If it was allowed, there would need to be a suitable method of
> allocating the names.  I don't think first-come, first-served will
> really work.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
>
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