Re: [ICANN-EU] more questions: Future of the DNS?

[Marc Schneiders <marc@venster.nl>]

On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Michael Bracker wrote:

> Hello list,
> 
> let's see, if we can get into that ...
> 
> > - What do you expect from additional gTLDs?
> 
[...] 
> The ICANN should get very strict policies about the new domains (if
> introduced). It can't be that the small man (who is in the same way an
> internet user as everyone else - also the big companies) can't get the
> domain he wants to get because someone else collected "all the interesting"
> domains already. I think here only about eg. icann.de or umts.de (both 2
> german sites wich are "under construction" and to sell.). I personally think
> this is just not right. dot.

Well, if everyone should have the same chance at getting names in a new
TLD, things like icann.de being grabbed by someone who intends to sell it,
will happen. So what exactly do you want?

> > - What are your ideas about the introduction of such domains?
> 
> I think generally there should be a random number. A random number? OK, we
> had that discussion with the *.eu-TLD. A IMHO very interesting URL about
> this is http://geht.net/tino/opinion/doteu.txt. There he states the idea
> under number 5).

Random numbers are nonsense, sorry. You cannot remember them at all. It
would be much better to use third level domains under memorable second
level domains. What would be wrong with:

bracker.familien.de

or

bracker.families.net

or if there are also Brackers elsewhere

bracker.de.families.net?

The third level of domains is not taken advantage off, often, in my
view. Still easy to remember. Please, no numbers. People are not numbers,
people cannot remember numbers. Computers can. The whole DNS system is
only set up because this is the case.


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