Re: [alac] Redirection of non-existing domain names

[Vittorio Bertola <vb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 21 May 2003 12:27:26 -0700, you wrote:

>Seconded.  

I have finally had some time to draft a text - comments welcome. I
would then submit it to the Board (via the CEO?), to the GNSO Council
and to the ccTLDs, and copy it to the GAC (perhaps also the SAC?).

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ALAC Statement on Redirection of Unregistered Domain Names

The ALAC would like to express its worry for the growing practice of
providing affirmative replies to DNS queries for unregistered domain
names at the registry level.

We believe that such practice disrupts the technical functioning of
the DNS by breaking its specifications, thus impeding full
interoperability between DNS clients and the registries which
implement this practice.

We point out that such practice, if widely adopted, would cause
significant confusion among the final users, give way to disputes
about unfair competition, and, if further developed, leave to
registries the opportunity to arbitrarily control the content of the
network.

Thus we ask ICANN to ensure, by proper contractual agreements with
registries, that all queries for domain names that have not been
explicitly and singularly registered are answered with a message
having an RCODE value of 3, as defined in RFC 1035, 4.1.1. Possible
exceptions to this rule, if any, should be carefully limited and
authorized in advance by explicit ICANN policy.

We also ask all ccTLD managers - including those not bound to ICANN by
contractual agreements - not to adopt this practice.
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