Re: new.net (was: Root Server DDoS Attack: What The Media Did Not Tell Y

on 12/2/2002 11:13 AM Stephen Sprunk wrote:

> Okay, so when every foo.com. applies to become a foo., how will you
> control the growth?
1/ no trademarks allowed

2/ competitive rebidding every two years

3/ mandatory open downstream registrations (no exclusions)

4/ high entry fees

> IMHO, the only solution to this problem is the elimination of gTLDs
> entirely.
There isn't enough demand to support more than a few dozen popular TLDs.
Generic TLDs are user-driven, with the market deciding which ones they
want to use. Geographic TLDs are completely arbitrary and favor the
functionary instead of the user.

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