At 6:03 PM +0100 3/2/06, Iliya Nickelt wrote: >On 1 Mar 2006 at 15:20, Robert Guerra wrote: >> Kind of strange that you'd get this before ICANN informs you of the >> fact. Thus, i'd suggest due diligence and ask them for a couple of >> things before proceeding in any way. > >I remember having read an ICANN announcement that the (long prepared) >review had finally started and given to LSE (no time to search for >reference right now, maybe GNSO announce list?). But it should be easy to >find. So I guess they are officially enthroned by whomever the Byzantine >ICANN structures deemed responsible. The LSE group's appointment was announced on the ICANN webpage and in the minutes of the most recent board meeting <http://icann.org/minutes/resolutions-21feb06.htm>. Liz Williams mentioned on the council list on Feb 28. <http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg02127.html> Adam >As our member list is openly available at ncdnhc.org with the >representatives given, you could probably regoogle most of the addresses >in no time. Personally I see no reason to object to the request. >About privacy: They should be bound to the usual EU data restrictions, >i.e. be disallowed to use the addresses for any than the stated purpose, >have to delete them in due time, etc. The British are not really the most >progressive EU member state in that respect (nor in other issues ;-)), >but I don't think the LSE will sell our addresses to spammers. ("Get your >.coop domain name now! A whole new world of possibilities!") > > --iliya