[gnso-rap-dt] Feedback on front running questions
Dear All, Please find below the response received from Ben Edelman to the follow-up questions posed by members of the RAP WG. Note that the report was commissioned by the ICANN compliance department. With best regards, Marika From: Ben Edelman [mailto:ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:19 PM To: 'Stacy Burnette' Subject: RE: Questions on front running study Thanks for the further questions. Attached is the list of URLs where domain availability was checked. There are fewer than 600 entries because some URLs were checked repeatedly, consistent with the methodology detailed in my report. To Greg's second question: As I mentioned in my prior message, I did not have occasion to classify the particulars of each URL where I checked domain availability. So I don't know the answer to that question. My tests began at the URLs listed in the attachment. Then, as detailed in my methodology, I used a domain registration or search link or form on (or linked from) each page to check the availability of a test domain on each of the test URLs. On Greg's third question: Checking the registry would have been a fine alternative to DNS queries. As Greg suggests, checking the registry would offer certain benefits. With INFO as well as COM and NET, I'd need to run several kinds of checks, but it's certainly doable. However, the methodology I used was the methodology described in my report, not the alternative Greg suggests. I'll let ICANN speak to the question of what part of ICANN requested the report. Attachment:
Tested sites - front running study.doc
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