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Re: Ad Hoc, eDNS, AlterNIC and the bunch - what did IAHC press release say?

  • From: Gregory Hersh
  • Date: Thu Apr 10 17:26:47 1997

Here is quotation from IAHC press release
(http://www.iahc.org/press-MoU.html):

INTERNET NAMING PLAN SIGNED: ADDITIONAL
   ENDORSEMENTS SCHEDULED FOR GENEVA MEETING AT THE
                             END OF APRIL



WASHINGTON, DC, April 8, 1997 -- Internet governance has taken a major step
forward,
with the authorizing signatures applied to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
which
enhances administration and management of the Internet's domain name system.

The document is part of a plan developed by the International Ad Hoc Committee
(IAHC), a
group of Internet experts formed to consider issues brought on by the rapid
growth of the
Internet, that calls for the creation of additional top level names and the
formation of a
structure to allow competing companies to register Internet names.

Initial signers of the documents establishing the new system are the Internet
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Assigned
Numbers Authority (IANA), the Internet Society (ISOC), the World Intellectual
Property
Organization (WIPO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the
International Trademark Association (INTA). They will be joined by
representatives from
industry, government, and other organizations who have indicated their intent
to sign and
participate.

Three major corporations, Digital Equipment Corporation, MCI, and UUNET are
among the
early endorsers of the plan.

According to Heidi Heiden, a senior executive with UUNET, "We are endorsing the
IAHC plan
because it successfully addresses key issues and concerns and was created by
responsible
parties with strong credentials. It is of utmost importance to us to see the
Internet evolve
as a stable and secure network that continues to expand without being
fragmented."

[snip]

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