On 30 May 2012 09:17, Michael NEWBERY
What is the problem being solved here?
The Consultation Paper acknowledges that this proposal will create new problems of its own, and lists some of the steps that will need to be taken to alleviate them.
I totally agree with Michael. From the e-mail: "If two or more domain name holders have the same name at the third level, no-one will be able to register that name at the second level unless they obtain the consent of the other third level name holders" Take the domain name xtra.nz. Currently xtra.co.nz and xtra.geek.nz are registered by different registrants. This means unless the two parties agree*, xtra.nz isn't going to be able to be registered. Meanwhile, other ISPs will be able to use their 2LD. This is discussed in section 8.2 of the document, but no viable resolution is offered If we were doing this process in the mid 90s, I would have thought it was a good idea. The Internet was young, and still mainly used by geeks. In 2012, it is not. The only country I'm aware of that dropped 2LD was Canada (where the second level was a providence, not a type). Canada finally stopped accepting them in 2010. No other 'big' countries have done it to my knowledge. -- simon * to remain on topic, I can see a lot of beers being exchanged between these registrants.