[bc-gnso] Request from Chair/rename of posting going forward: posts regarding new gTLD TAS

[Marilyn Cade <marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

COMMENT FROM BC CHAIR:
RE: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14apr12-en.htm
On April 14, the following announcement appeared on ICANN, and was transmitted 
to various lists. It is copied in complete form below, followed by a comment by 
the BC Chair. 
>From ICANN's announcements: 
"TAS Interruption - Update (14 April 2012 06:50 UTC)14 April 2012Statement by 
Akram Atallah, COOAs we have reported, ICANN has learned of a technical issue 
with the TLD application system software, or TAS, that allowed a limited number 
of users to view some other users' file names and user names in certain 
scenarios. We temporarily shut the system down on 12 April 2012 to protect 
applicant data, and to look into the technical issue and fix it.As part of that 
process, we are sifting through the thousands of customer service inquiries 
received since the opening of the application submission period. This 
preliminary review has identified a user report on 19 March that appears to be 
the first report related to this technical issue.Although we believed the 
issues identified in the initial and subsequent reports had been addressed, on 
12 April we confirmed that there was a continuing unresolved issue and we shut 
down the system.We are still aggressively looking into the issue, and we will 
publish additional information as soon as it can be confirmed. We recognize the 
importance of reopening the application system as soon as possible. We will 
announce no later than 23:59 GMT/UTC on Monday, 16 April, whether we will be 
able to reopen on Tuesday, 17 April 2012.Thank you for your patience as we work 
to resolve this issue."
Chair's comment:  If members who are following this topic, or are engaged in 
applying for, or supporting an applicant wish to comment on the BC list, I ask 
that you use the following Subject for such posts:
Subject:  Comments on new gTLD TAS.
I ask that because many members are interested, or concerned about how ICANN 
deals with failures in a major system within the new gTLD process, even if not 
an applicant, but not all on the BC list want to deal with details on the 
application process itself. 
Use of a standard Subject line will help the BC members as they prioritize 
other posts regarding urgent BC items, such as SSR comments; planning for 
Prague, etc. 
thanks, Marilyn Cade, Chair, BC Chair