Re: [Ietf] New .mobi, .xxx, ... TLDs?

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<Pine(_dot_)LNX(_dot_)4(_dot_)44(_dot_)0404271736160(_dot_)27330-100000(_at_)cirrus(_dot_)av8(_dot_)net>,
 Dean Ande
rson writes:
> On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, Stephen Sprunk wrote:
>
> > You're confusing URI methods, protocols, and TLDs disastrously.
> I think it is you who is reading too much into the .tel and .mobi TLD.
>
> These are not proposals to put URI method functionality into domain names,
Sure there are.  Here's a direct quote from the .mobi proposal:

        Businesses and consumers that utilise mobile devices will
        be able to take advantage of a wide range of Internet
        services and content under the mTLD that have been specifically
        tailored for access and use by mobile devices. The sponsored
        TLD provides a clearly recognisable mobile label to the
        services and content, indicating that they will be easy
        and convenient to use with mobile devices. By choice of
        suitable mobile-specific technologies, the service offering
        can be adapted to mobile-specific characteristics, such as
        the limitations of mobile networks and devices (throughput,
        temporary signal loss, etc), which will result in a better
        user experience for those services.

I find it hard to interpret that text in any other fashion -- they want
to describe end-to-end protocols by DNS name.

There are two proposals for .tel; here's text from one of them:

        Sub-domains of ".tel" may not be arbitrarily defined; rather
        they are defined in accordance with the ITU E.164 standard.
        A valid e164 domain name under the ".tel" TLD is defined
        as follows:

        Start with a telephone number: 1-212-332-1234.

        Remove all non-numeric characters: 12123321234.

        Reverse the order of the number: 43212332121.

        Separate by dots: 4.3.2.1.2.3.3.2.1.2.1.

        Add the sTLD:  4.3.2.1.2.3.3.2.1.2.1.tel.

That looks like an ENUM competitor to me.  (The other .tel proposal
looks like a generic TLD at first reading.)

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