[tld-global-acceptance] Welcome to tld-global-acceptance
Welcome to the tld-global-acceptance list. The list has been created to facilitate discussions of how to increase the acceptance of gTLD strings introduced after the original eight (.arpa, .com, .edu, .gov, .int, .mil, .net, .org) were established. Currently, those gTLDs, both sponsored and unsponsored, include .aero, .biz, .coop, .info, .museum, .name, .pro. It is anticipated that the current round of consideration for new sTLDs will lead to additional gTLDs. Many of the newer TLDs have encountered problems with web-based and other applications in using their gTLDs for email and other purposes. The purpose of this list is to facilitate identification of where the difficulties arise, and to determine some strategies to address these difficulties. The goal is to enhance usability of all the gTLDs globally, and to develop some strategies for coping with additions to the TLD namespace in the future. This list is currently open to the Registry and ISP constituencies of the GNSO. If you know of someone who would like to participate, please have them send their email information to Barbara Roseman (roseman@xxxxxxxxx), and they will be added to the list. The list archives can be found at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/tld-global-acceptance/. Some operational issues: 1) Should the list be completely open for subscription and posting?, or should it be a moderated list, open for subscription but with moderated posts?, or should it stay invitation-only, with only participants able to post? 2) Should the list be publicized for further participation? Where, and under what conditions? 3) This group needs to be self-organizing. A useful discussion can probably be initiated by creating a taxonomy of difficulties encountered in using the newer TLDs, but moving things forward will have to be done collectively by the participants. 4) This list is hosted by ICANN, but ICANN is not responsible for implementing the strategies devised by this group for addressing global acceptance of gTLDs outside the technical management of the DNS. Regards, Barbara Roseman |