On 16 Sep 2007, at 8:07 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
> I am asking ALL NCUC members to express their opinion on this by  
> replying to this email. Just check one of the two boxes. Add  
> comments if you have any.
>
> /X/ DISAGREE
I believe that:
- the current system is working,
- can be compliant  be compliant with the laws of the 15 nations
- and enables a more competitive registrar and reseller industry
e.g. I recently learned from an ISOC member that they inadvertently  
cancelled their domain (instead of accepting a registrar transfer  
request) and within hours the whois transcript for the domain looked  
like this:

Server used for this query: [ whois.enom2.com ]

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Domain name: revealbeautybar.com

Administrative Contact:
    Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.
    Whois Agent ([log in to unmask])
    +1.4252740657
    Fax: +1.4256960234
    PMB 368, 14150 NE 20th St - F1
    C/O revealbeautybar.com
    Bellevue, WA 98007
    US

Technical Contact:
    Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.
    Whois Agent ([log in to unmask])
    +1.4252740657
    Fax: +1.4256960234
    PMB 368, 14150 NE 20th St - F1
    C/O revealbeautybar.com
    Bellevue, WA 98007
    US

Registrant Contact:
    Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.
    Whois Agent ([log in to unmask])
    +1.4252740657
    Fax: +1.4256960234
    PMB 368, 14150 NE 20th St - F1
    C/O revealbeautybar.com
    Bellevue, WA 98007
    US

Status: Locked

Name Servers:
    dns1.name-services.com
    dns2.name-services.com
    dns3.name-services.com
    dns4.name-services.com
    dns5.name-services.com

Creation date: 13 Sep 2007 13:24:00
Expiration date: 11 Sep 2008 06:27:00
=-=-=-=

Version 6.3 4/3/2002



hth

aL







-- 
Alan Levin - Chairman
Internet Society of South Africa