This (now old) CNN story involved a headline writer who does not read
the text (I never mentioned any timeframe) and a reporter who did not
understand my statement.
What I said was that the ICANN Board has given no guidance for how it
may or may not wish to proceed regarding new TLDs, that is, it has no
specific plans at this time (the time of my quote). Indeed, to my
knowledge the Board has not given any specific guidance. If I have
missed any resolutions of the Board, please let me know.
That is very different from saying that ICANN does not intend to
pursue new TLDs ever or even soon. Only those who are desperate to
make silly mischief could ever place such a construction on the
English language.
Stuart
At 2:35 PM -0600 3/17/02, Jim Fleming wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "vint cerf" <vinton.g.cerf@wcom.com>
>> >
>> >It appears that people involved with ICANN are being intentionally
>> >distracted away from the focal point of adding more TLDs.
>>
>> no, in fact Stuart Lynn has repeatedly said that even if the
>>analysis of the first 7 new ones is incomplete he is interested in
>more, especially sponsored type.
>>
>
>http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/11/20/interview.lynn.idg/?related
>
>"ICANN's Lynn: No new domains anytime soon"
>
>"At this time last year, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
>and Numbers (ICANN) approved seven new top-level domains (TLD)
>to compete with the original TLDs. But the organization, which
>follows a Star Trek-like "prime directive" of ensuring the stability
>of the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), has no plans to go
>beyond that. ICANN CEO Stuart Lynn explained why..."
>
>"...it's been 15 years since major generic TLDs were introduced..."
>
>----
>
>15 years ?....hardly true....
>
>.MD
>.AM
>.FM
>.TV
>.IO
>.CD
>
>http://www.New.Net
>80 generic TLDs....100+ million users....
>http://www.Nameslinger.com
>1000s of TLDs....
>http://www.Name-Space.com
>100s of TLDs....
>
>Will ICANN ever wake up ?...or will the geriatric root continue....
>
>Jim Fleming
>http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/130dftmail/unir.txt
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