[ALAC] .post Agreement Amendment Request

[Carlton Samuels]

Whaddya know, we are in the same ballpark!

Coulda done a +1!

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On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Evan Leibovitch <evan at telly.org> wrote:

> On 10 April 2012 15:51, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca> wrote:
>
> >
> > .post is asking to be allowed to use 2nd level domains which match
> > all of the TLDs.
>
>
> All of the TLDs (including generics) or just the two-letter CC codes?
> That's a significant distinction to me.
>
> Using the two-digit codes is perfectly legit since these are international
> standard codes anyway. And every country has its own postal service.
>
> In this context I see <ca.post> as a very positive and user-friendly
> alternative (and easier for an international public to guess) compared to <
> canadapost.ca> and <postescanada,ca> so that makes perfect sense. I'd
> almost wonder why they hadn't tried this sooner.
>
> Now, if they want .com.post and .org.post I personally have a slight
> problem with that, because it could come across as an effort to game and
> confuse. But my objection is not enough to want to stop them, because other
> ccTLDs such as the UK also use category-based second level domains.
>
> - Evan
>
>
>
>
> > I presume that their specific interest is to be
> > allowed to use the ccTLDs, giving them roots such as:
> > .ca.post
> > .uk.post
> > .au.post and so forth, although it would also include all of the
> > gTLDs (presumably current and future). The current list is at
> > http://data.iana.org/TLD/tlds-alpha-by-domain.txt.
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > >.post Agreement Amendment
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >9 April 2012
> > >
> > >
> > >Forum Announcement: Comment Period Opens on Date: 9 April 2012
> > >Categories/Tags: Contracted Party Agreements
> > >Purpose (Brief):
> > >
> > >ICANN is posting today for public comment the Universal Postal Union
> > >(UPU) request to amend its Sponsorship TLD agreement to remove the
> > >requirement to reserve the "previously-reserved IANA domain strings"
> > >at the second level. This change in the agreement means that .post
> > >would be allowed to register, for example, biz.post, com.post,
> > >uk.post, etc. Comments may be submitted through 9 May 2012.
> > >
> > >You may access the Public Forum
> > ><
> >
> http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/post-amendment-2012-09apr12-en.htm
> > >here.
> > >Public Comment Box Link:
> > ><
> >
> http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/post-amendment-2012-09apr12-en.htm
> > >
> >
> http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/post-amendment-2012-09apr12-en.htm
> > >
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