[gnso-ff-pdp-may08] action items from the July 11 call

["Mike O'Connor" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx>]

hi all,

thanks for putting up with me learning Adobe Connect "on the fly" 
during the meeting.
i recorded a few action items and wanted to get them to you while my 
memory is still fresh.

we agreed to reword the Round-1 Constituency Template to soften it's 
tone so that constituencies are clear that this round is really 
seeking ideas and inputs, rather than decisions and positions.   Liz 
volunteered to do this.  Liz, could we have that done by 
tomorrow?  presuming that to be the case, we'll continue with the 
current schedule -- which is to go out to constituencies now, and 
come back with their thoughts by July 25th (not very long, so don't 
dally on getting this out to your respective Constituencies).  here's 
a link to the detailed schedule;
https://st.icann.org/pdp-wg-ff/index.cgi?tasks_obtain_constituency_statements_round_1




various folks volunteered to kick off email threads about the first 6 
questions in our portfolio.  Dave has set a great example by already 
getting one going.  if the rest of us could get these out over the 
next day or two, it will provide more time for conversation.  here's 
the list of assignments;
"Who benefits from fast flux, and who is harmed? " - Dave
"Who would benefit from cessation of the practice and who would be 
harmed? " - Dave
"Are registry operators involved, or could they be, in fast flux 
hosting activities? If so, how? " - Greg
"Are registrars involved in fast flux hosting activities? If so, how? " - Eric
"How are registrants affected by fast flux hosting? " Mike (either 
Rodenbaugh or O'Connor)
"How are Internet users affected by fast flux hosting? " - Joe


we agreed that it would be very helpful to reach out and collect data 
about this issue.  suggested dimensions included a) how many domains 
are used, b) how long do they live, c) how many domain-registrants 
are involved, etc.   we also agreed that it would be very useful to 
identify gaps in the existing data.  Rod, Greg and Dave volunteered 
to pursue this with APWG, CAUSE and other groups that collect this 
kind of information.  why doesn't one of you start an email thread on 
this -- and have a conversation about how long you need in order to 
pull back this first-round information.  my hope would be that we 
could have it fairly soon, as it seems very useful for subsequent 
conversations.  could we shoot for a draft in time for the call next 
week, or is that Too Hard?

we also agreed to reach out to "legitimate users" of Fast Flux to 
determine their need for continuing the practice.  Wendy and Eric 
agreed to reach out to people on the topic of circumventing 
censorship, Mike and Mike will reach out to big data-center operators 
(eg Yahoo, Thompson/Reuters).

that concludes my report,

m


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