thank you Tomslin for the valid addition On Tue, 11 Jul 2023 at 22:11, Remmy Nweke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > thanks Tomslin for sharing > ___________________ > REMMY NWEKE, *mNUJ, mNGE, mGOCOP* > Lead Consulting Strategist/Group Executive Editor, > *ITREALMS Media* group [*Multiple-award winning medium*] > (ITREALMS <http://www.itrealms.com.ng/>, DigitalSENSE Business Magazine > <http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/businessnews>; NaijaAgroNet > <http://www.naijaagronet.com.ng/>) > No. 36 Afariogun Street, Oshodi-Lagos > M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, T: @ITRealms > <http://www.twitter.com/ITRealms> > @DigitalSENSEng > 2023 *Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on IG4D*, Thursday June 8 > <https://www.itrealms.com.ng/> > 2023 *ITREALMS* e-Waste Dialogue, Thursday December 7 > <https://www.itrealms.com.ng/> > @Welcome Center Hotels, Int'l Airport Road, Lagos-Nigeria > <http://welcomecentrehotels.com/> > Former Vice President, African Civil Society on Information Society (ACSIS) > ______________________________________________________________ > *Confidentiality Notice:* The information in this document and attachments > are confidential and may also be privileged information. It is intended > only for the use of the named recipient. Remmy Nweke does not accept legal > responsibility for the contents of this e-mail. If you are not the > intended > recipient, please notify me immediately, then delete this document and do > not disclose the contents of this document to any other person, nor make > any copies. Violators may face court persecution. > > > On Sun, Jul 9, 2023 at 8:59 AM Tomslin Samme-Nlar <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Dear members and PC, >> >> Thanks to Farzi, here >> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fhUPo5iMZ82K0nOMSso78AtzBL-4EVVEeZ13r5yRYaI/edit?usp=sharing> >> is our draft response to amendments to the base gTLD RA and RAA DNS abuse >> contract obligations. A reminder that the deadline to submit the comment is >> on Thursday 13 July 2023. So, if you could please review/comment by 23:59 >> UTC Tuesday 11 July, that will be much appreciated. >> >> Warmly, >> Tomslin >> NCSG Policy Chair >> >> >> On Thu, 1 Jun 2023 at 14:08, Tomslin Samme-Nlar <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear members, >>> >>> One of the results of the community conversations surrounding DNS Abuse >>> is that the contracted party house (CPH) is proposing amendments to the >>> gTLD RA and 2013 RAA Agreements with the intention to "enhance obligations >>> by requiring registrars and registry operators to promptly take reasonable >>> and appropriate action to stop or otherwise disrupt DNS Abuse" >>> >>> NCSG councillors in the council specifically requested that the CPH put >>> the negotiated text for public comments when this was discussed in the >>> council and this comment proceeding is as a result of that. With this in >>> mind, the NCSG PC is seeking volunteers to draft a comment to this effect. >>> I know there are many folks interested in DNS abuse here so I look forward >>> to you all contacting me at [log in to unmask] >>> >>> Deadline to submit the comment is 13 July 2023 but we expect the draft >>> about 2 weeks before then. You can find more information here: >>> https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/amendments-base-gtld-ra-raa-modify-dns-abuse-contract-obligations-29-05-2023 >>> I have created a draft Google doc for the comment here: >>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fhUPo5iMZ82K0nOMSso78AtzBL-4EVVEeZ13r5yRYaI/edit?usp=sharing >>> >>> *Some things to note:* >>> >>> The proposed revisions include the following: >>> >>> - Requirements to ensure abuse contacts are readily accessible on >>> the contracted party’s webpage and to produce receipt confirmation for >>> reporters upon receipt of abuse reports >>> - Possibility for registrars and registry operators to use webforms >>> instead of email as an abuse reporting mechanism >>> - A definition of DNS Abuse for purposes of the Agreements >>> - A new requirement to promptly take appropriate mitigation actions >>> against domains for which the contracted party has actionable evidence >>> demonstrating that the domains are being used for DNS Abuse >>> - Permits contracted parties (CPs) to exercise reasonable >>> discretion in selecting and implementing the appropriate mitigation actions >>> depending on the circumstances of each case >>> - Recognition of the different roles of the registrar and registry >>> operator >>> - Focus on the target outcome of stopping or disrupting the use of >>> gTLD domain names for DNS Abuse >>> - The proposed amendments do not specify the mitigation actions, or >>> their timing, as such approach may not guarantee the desired outcome in all >>> instances. >>> >>> >>> Warmly, >>> Tomslin >>> @LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomslin/ >>> >>