IAHC Backtracks on Registrar Lottery

Wed May 7 16:47:55 UTC 1997

The PR was actually released by the Internet Society.

Randy

On Wed, 7 May 1997, Philip J. Nesser II wrote:

> Stephen,
> 
> The announcement came from the iPOC which is really the old IAHC members
> (minus the ex-officaio ones) until the real POC is formed.  This has lead
> to some confusion and attribution of things to the IAHC which as you
> correctly point out, has been disolved.
> 
> --->  Phil
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Stephen Sprunk supposedly said:
> > 
> > I fail to see how it is possible that the IAHC announced anything this
> > week; the IAHC was dissolved on 1 May 97 when the gTLD-MoU was signed.
> > 
> > There is absolutely nothing to the effect of your statement on the IAHC web
> > page (http://www.iahc.org/), and there is no new IETF draft from the
> > (dissolved) IAHC in the InterNIC archives.
> > 
> > Where did this information come from?
> > 
> > Stephen
> > 
> > 
> > At 10:47 07 05 97 -0400, Cameo Wood wrote:
> > >Acting only five days after its highly publicized adoption of a new system
> > >of registering new domain names, the International Ad Hoc Committee
> > >announced Tuesday that it will remove its limit on registrars.  Under a
> > >memorandum of understanding signed last week, the IAHC limited the number
> > >of name registrars to 28 worldwide, to be selected by lottery.  Citing
> > >"consistent and universal criticism," the IAHC announced that any service
> > >meeting financial and technical qualifications will be eligible to become
> > >a registrar. No lottery will be held. 
> > 
> > 
> 