Hi, As a mental exercise, what are the technical implications and risks of private/restricted TLDs other than the addition of EPP functionality for confirming when a registration is allowed? avri EPP: Extensible Provisioning Protocol RFC 3730 et al. On 11 Mar 2013, at 13:38, McTim wrote: > On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 11:49 AM, Carlos A. Afonso <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> And this is something that several people in the so-called "technical >> community" find beyond their understanding > > I think this is incorrect. If a good case were made that a closed TLD > restricted competion, I for one would be happy to agree with it. > > Just asserting the fact without evidence doesn't make it so. > > > > -- > Cheers, > > McTim > "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A > route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel >