In message <201106180718.p5i7irbe020...@mail.r-bonomi.com>, Robert Bonomi write s: > > > Subject: Re: ICANN to allow commercial gTLDs > > From: Owen DeLong <o...@delong.com> > > > > MacDonald's would likely get title to .macdonalds under the new rules, > > right? > > > > Well... Which MacDonald's? > > > > 1. The fast food chain > > 2. O.C. MacDonald's Plumbing Supply > > 3. MacDonald and Sons Paving Systems > > 4. MacDonald and Madison Supply Company > > 5. etc. > > Easy to resolve (excuse the pun) _that_ one. > > The _senior_ claimant to that domain would be Clan MacDonald, of Scotland. > > Who gets 'apple'? Apple (the computer company), Apple (the record company)? > How about the 'fruit of the month' club? > > Now, if you want a _hard_ problem, who gets to register 'YellowPages' ? > <*EVIL* grin> YellowPages would work. It's used under licence.
au.YellowPages uk.YellowPages As for single label hostnames, RFC 897 got rid of single label hostnames and they should not come back. They are a security issue, see RFC 1535. This has been pointed out in the past. Mark -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: ma...@isc.org
