Re: >>: Re: [dns-wg] retiring old ccTLDs

[Peter Koch pk@localhost]

On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 01:50:10PM +0300, Max Tulyev wrote:

> Yeah, I see the big difference and using double-standards about two
> domains SU/EU are both not in ISO list :(
> 
> But hope we can help to move it right way ;)

... provided "we" != dns-wg, I guess. As David Conrad suggested, the
policy issues are best dealt with through ICANN channels.  What this
WG could address are the operational requirements and consequences:

1) Is there an operational reason to phase out a TLD?
2) If a TLD were to be phased out, what precautions need to be taken?
   What are cleanup steps and how much name space poison will remain?

Both voluntary and involuntary changes of domain name "ownership" do happen
already and the question of phasing out the TLD is particluarly interesting
only to the extent that the TLD is "different".

-Peter