.net DNS bidding process

["Andrew Brust" <Andrew.Brust@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To whom it may concern

 

As a member of the tech community, I wanted to express my concern about
the .net bidding process and ask a few questions about how the bids will
be evaluated. 

 

My company relies on the DNS infrastructure to host our corporate site,
a forthcoming web log, and for application hosting services to our
clients. We depend on the quick and accurate lookups that make the
current internet a reality.

 

As a seller and buyer of tech services, we are often required to develop
a list of tasks and requirements.  In your efforts to choose the right
vendor, for .net, I hope you would ask the following questions.

 

- Is there going to be paid third party auditor to ensure compliance
with ICANN policies?

- What is the vendor's current track record for implementing all ICANN
policies? 

- Has the applicant successfully implemented the Inter-Registrar
Transfer Policy?

 

Third party audits and oversight will be key to whatever vendor ICANN
chooses.  I hope that the costs of those audits are figured into the
final bid, and that ICANN's policies are followed and confirmed.

 

 

Andrew J. Brust
Chief, New Technology

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