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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=421003113-09012008>Jon,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=421003113-09012008>I think this is customer-friendly and an appropriate
use of the AGP.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=421003113-09012008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=421003113-09012008>I think there is a simple enhancement you can make here
to avoid confusion: simply ask customers beforehand if they want the names
reserved for them or disclose to them what is happening.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=421003113-09012008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=421003113-09012008>best regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=421003113-09012008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=421003113-09012008>Tom Barrett</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=421003113-09012008>EnCirca</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=421003113-09012008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-registrars@gnso.icann.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Nevett,
Jonathon<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 09, 2008 7:46 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Jay
Westerdal<BR><B>Cc:</B> Bruce Tonkin; Registrar Constituency<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[registrars] RE: Network Solutions is Front Running!!!<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jay:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">How do you really feel
about it? Sorry for a US-centric reference, but Barack Obama (a
Presidential candidate in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on">US</st1:country-region>) said last night in <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Hampshire</st1:place></st1:State> that folks
could disagree on issues without being disagreeable about it. I think that
we all could benefit from that advice.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We obviously don’t
think that protecting our customers is unethical. Here are my comments
from the GNSO GA list on this issue.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/ga-200709/msg00830.html">http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/ga-200709/msg00830.html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jon<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
jay@domaintools.com [mailto:jay@domaintools.com] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Jay Westerdal<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, January 08, 2008 11:45
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Nevett,
Jonathon<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> Bruce Tonkin;
Registrars Constituency<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Network Solutions is Front
Running!!!</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Jon,<BR>What the hell are you guys doing
over there?<BR><BR><A
href="http://blog.domaintools.com/2008/01/network-solutions-steals-domain-ideas-confirmed/">http://blog.domaintools.com/2008/01/network-solutions-steals-domain-ideas-confirmed/
</A><BR><BR>I think this gives the entire industry a bad name! Personally I
think it is unethical and hope that you go fire the person that thought this was
a good idea. Network Solutions just gave themselves a huge black eye on this
one. I am not sure how much damage control you can do on something like this.
<BR><BR>Jay<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>