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Stephen, The announcement came from the iPOC which is really the old IAHC members (minus the ex-officaio ones) until the real POC is formed. This has lead to some confusion and attribution of things to the IAHC which as you correctly point out, has been disolved. ---> Phil Stephen Sprunk supposedly said: > > I fail to see how it is possible that the IAHC announced anything this > week; the IAHC was dissolved on 1 May 97 when the gTLD-MoU was signed. > > There is absolutely nothing to the effect of your statement on the IAHC web > page (http://www.iahc.org/), and there is no new IETF draft from the > (dissolved) IAHC in the InterNIC archives. > > Where did this information come from? > > Stephen > > > At 10:47 07 05 97 -0400, Cameo Wood wrote: > >Acting only five days after its highly publicized adoption of a new system > >of registering new domain names, the International Ad Hoc Committee > >announced Tuesday that it will remove its limit on registrars. Under a > >memorandum of understanding signed last week, the IAHC limited the number > >of name registrars to 28 worldwide, to be selected by lottery. Citing > >"consistent and universal criticism," the IAHC announced that any service > >meeting financial and technical qualifications will be eligible to become > >a registrar. No lottery will be held. > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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