RE: Cheap Domain Registrations

Stating that ICANN "holds" the InterNIC database is somewhat misleading.
Network Solutions, not ICANN, continues to operate the registry for gTLDs
under terms of agreement reached by ICANN, Network Solutions and  the U.S.
Department of Commerce signed on November 10th, 1999.  Following are key
points of the agreement. 

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>From ICANN, www.icann.org/nsi/nsi-agreements.htm:
"ICANN acknowledges and agrees that NSI is and will remain the registry for
the registry TLD(s) throughout the Term of this Agreement."

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>From Network Solutions, www.netsol.com/policy/icanndocnsi/facts.html:
"NSI will recognize ICANN and agree to operate the registry in accordance
with provisions of the Registry Agreement between ICANN and NSI and the
policies established by ICANN in accordance with the terms of that agreement. 

The term of the Registry Agreement is four years from its signing. If
ownership of NSI�s registry and registrar operations is fully separated
within 18 months, and the registry functions are performed by an entity
that is not affiliated with a registrar and promises never to affiliate
with a registrar, the term would be extended for four additional years.
Department of Commerce approval is required for the transfer of NSI�s
registry operations and for the designation of a successor registry by ICANN. 

Upon the expiration of the agreement, ICANN will conduct a process for
selecting a successor registry, in which NSI may compete on an equal basis.
If, during the term of the registry agreement, NSI fails to remedy its
breach of the registry agreement it may be terminated as the registry for
.com, .net, and .org."

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"Within six months, the InterNIC website (as well as the internic.com,
internic.org, and internic.net domain names) will be transferred to the
Department of Commerce. 

Until the transfer is completed, NSI will maintain the internic.net website
as a public information site with a directory of accredited registrars for
.com, .net, and .org, with hotlinks to those registrars. 

Within nine months, NSI will modify all of its registration templates and
otherwise migrate from the use of the term 'InterNIC'" or Internet
addresses that reflect the term 'InterNIC'." 

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"Management of the Authoritative Root Server

Nothing in these agreements affects the current arrangements regarding
management of the authoritative root server. NSI will continue to manage
the authoritative root server in accordance with the direction of the
Department of Commerce. The Department of Commerce expects to receive a
technical proposal from ICANN for management of the authoritative root and
this management responsibility may be transferred to ICANN at some point in
the future. The Department of Commerce has no plans to transfer to any
entity its policy authority to direct the authoritative root server."

Melinda Young
Young Street Internet Development
www.novagroup.org/youngstreet/




At 10:33 AM 02/03/2000 -0500, jacquelin.hooker(at)ss.ps.ge.com wrote:
>You are missing the point.  ICANN holds the InterNic database, which is the
>ONLY database or possible domain names for registration.  All of the
>registration sites that you go to are registered with ICANN so that they can
>provide the option to register domain names on their site.  They DO NOT have
>a different database.

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