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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Hallo,</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">I am a bit surprised about the process ICANN initiated here:</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">1) the format and the procedure of the </span></font><font face="Arial" color="#008000"><span style="font-size:10pt">WDPRS
mails changed</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt"> am I the only one who missed the announcement?</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt"> 2) the are still sending duplicates, even if the reporter is the same</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt"> 3) a considerable amount of reports where processed at our side
before ICANN did send the report, because the reporter did send the
same report to us. It could cause that ICANN will see no change
because the captured the wrong data.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">In general I miss the interaction between ICANN and registrars in that
task.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">siegfried</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">On 7 Apr 2004 at 17:27, Ross Wm. Rader wrote:</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Date sent: Wed,
07 Apr 2004 17:27:31 -0400</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">From: "Ross
Wm. Rader" <ross@tucows.com></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Send reply to: ross@tucows.com</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Organization: Tucows Inc.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">To: Elana
Broitman <ebroitman@register.com></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Copies to: registrars@dnso.org</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Subject: Re:
[registrars] Draft Registrar Submission to TF3</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> On 4/7/2004 4:49 PM Elana Broitman noted that:</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> > Ross - this is a very useful statement.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> > </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> > I have the following recommendations, stemming primarily from ICANN's March 31st
WDRPS report.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> > </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> > 1) In the background section, we should point out that ICANN report reflects well
on registrars' compliance with accuracy requirements:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> > a) Only 16,045 domain names (out of about 30
million) were the subjects of inaccurate whois reports;</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> > b) ICANN received only 19 follow up complaints
indicating dissatisfaction with registrars' compliance or follow up - i.e., In over 16 thousand cases, registrars took satisfactory action toward accuracy;</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> > c) in a large number of cases, inaccuracy was
caused by technical or legal reasons (name on hold, server change, etc.) - i.e., this will continue to happen regardless of any new verification requirements.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> > </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> > 2) Another important point to glean from this report is that 40% of all reports were
made by just 20 individuals (0.3% of all reporters), suggesting that we have a few watchdogs paying attention probably for business reasons, but that this is not a broadly shared
concern. This is not to say that it is not a legitimate interest, but just that we should measure the cost of any new compliance requirements against the size of the group
that really focuses on this. </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> > </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> > 3) In terms of suggestions, I would also:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> > a) ask that the TF identify how and why current
safeguards and requirements have not worked. For example, the data problem reporting system or the accuracy announcements - where have they fallen short? Otherwise, we
will continue to suggest new mechanisms without knowing what specific problem we are addressing.</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> > b) do you think there is a value to also looking
at ccTLD accuracy requirements?</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> I will be preparing a revised statement that takes newer material into </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> account when I get a chance later this week. If you are interested in </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> reading up on the general direction of the task force, a preliminary </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> version of an early version of the interim report was published for </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> internal task force use this morning. We are not circulating it any </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> wider than the TF until we finish it, but it is available on the </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> public mailing list nonetheless - here: </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#7f0000"><span style="font-size:10pt">> http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/dow3tf/msg00136.html</span></font></div>
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-rwr</span></font></div>
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"Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions.</span></font></div>
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All life is an experiment.</span></font></div>
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The more experiments you make the better."</span></font></div>
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Ralph Waldo Emerson</span></font></div>
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