Re: [gnso-dow123] Far off list topic, but still worth posting here

[Ross Rader <ross@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Bret Fausett wrote:

> First on the education, speaking on behalf of the ALAC, I think we'd be
> interested in having a larger conversation with the registrars and the
> registrant interests in the GSNO (Business, Non-Commercial) about ways to
> educate users about the use and deletion of domain names. Perhaps a FAQ
> could be created jointly and distributed on the ICANN web site, with
> customer-facing links at the registrar point of sale.

There's only so much education that can take place inside ICANN, but I'd 
be happy to help make sure that everyone in the tent has the benefit of 
such a conversation. Outside of ICANN, these types of conversations need 
to happen at a variety of levels - between registrars and their 
customers, by consumer protection agencies and advocates, etc. This 
isn't a policy question per se, but certainly an area where we could use 
the assistance of staff to help us get the word out.

> Second, on the service, I think there's some sum that registrants would be
> willing to pay to kill a name forever. Worth considering.

All registrars already offer this. All a registrant needs to do is pay 
their annual registration fee and point their domain name at a 
nameserver that has no record for the name. :)



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