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NASA Teething Troubles Teach a DNSSEC Lesson

• Comment posted Mar 27, 2012 2:02 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  It's a convenient solution

What ICANN is Doing Wrong

• Comment posted Jan 16, 2012 7:08 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  Stéphane, As one of the "insiders" who is deeply involved in governance activities (I serve on the Board Governance Committee), your observation resonated with me: "The truth is that the reason the governance model that ICANN embodies is so strong…

ICANN, the New gTLD Program, and Our Responsibility for the Internet

• Comment posted Aug 03, 2011 2:12 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Good ideas.  At the end, we're really trustees of the domain name space, and it's our joint responsibility to give back to the community. Count me in to help…

New gTLDs: Will Application Developers Be Ready In Time to Secure User Confidence?

• Comment posted Jun 02, 2011 5:59 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  This problem is larger than what just registries or ICANN can do. Application vendors & software providers, and web-based service providers don't really pay attention to the TLD space, and don't care about making changes unless it becomes critical. I…

DNSSEC Deployment Reaching Critical Mass

• Comment posted Mar 24, 2011 3:06 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  The (sometimes unwelcome) fact is that ICANN has very little leeway or sway with ISPs, hosting companies, and in many other areas of the technology spectrum.  ICANN only has contracts with registries and registrars in the gTLD space, and in…

• Comment posted Mar 23, 2011 8:36 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Marco, You're totally right - the resolver side gets more and more important as DNSSEC hits the mainstream. Tools like the one above (SIDN) are very useful. In addition, there are several validating resolvers: DNS OARC - https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc/services/odvr DNSSEC Reply…

• Comment posted Mar 23, 2011 5:43 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Howard, Thank you for the kind words - DNSSEC is a major international undertaking, and it is neat to see it go mainstream after so many years of what felt like pushing on a string. Several excellent resources exist for…

Will US Government Directives Spur IPv6 Adoption?

• Comment posted Sep 30, 2010 4:01 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Yes, I would've loved to have heard from folks like F5 too — in our own tests, we've seen v6 flows being handled way differently than v4 flows.

• Comment posted Sep 30, 2010 3:26 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  I have no idea why Akamai does/did what it does/did.  But certainly performance was mentioned as a key concern - and not just by them.

Silvia Hagen: It's Not About IPv6 Transition But Urgent Integration

• Comment posted Sep 30, 2010 11:13 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Silvia, Getting this to permeate at the Board level is the big concern - it can't stay forever in the operational, technical depths. -Ram Mohan EVP, Afilias

Will US Government Directives Spur IPv6 Adoption?

• Comment posted Sep 30, 2010 11:10 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Frank, George Conrades from Akamai was very clear - they have to worry about performance and rapid rollout, which is part of why they have a rollout issue. Having said that, as the proponent of the Board Risk management template…

The Sad State of WHOIS, and Why Criminals Love It

• Comment posted May 18, 2010 5:07 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Validation is very hard. Accuracy in Whois is an unfunded mandate. No one profits from the accuracy. Many profit from obfuscation. The thin veneer of policy combined with an ineffective implementation mechanism gets overwhelmed by the substantial economics underlying this…

Scene Behind the Screen of IDN ccTLDs

• Comment posted May 17, 2010 1:22 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Indeed, it is hard to differentiate truth from fiction, as the article above amply demonstrates.

Operational Challenges When Implementing DNSSEC

• Comment posted Apr 15, 2010 10:44 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Nice article. Thanks for sharing!

$111M Good Reasons to Cancel Your Twitter Account

• Comment posted Jan 14, 2010 4:21 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  Thanks for the response.  We're in sync.

• Comment posted Jan 14, 2010 4:01 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  Let us not confuse the medium with the individual's intemperate actions. The logic doesn't add up - if he did not tweet, he would have gained $111m?

Dot-Biz Saga

• Comment posted Nov 11, 2009 5:11 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  Hi Alex, I read your article with great interest because it is one of the very few that actually talk about objective metrics that are comparable between registries of unequal size and scope. I would love to spend some time…

• Comment posted Nov 11, 2009 9:35 am PST — by Ram Mohan
  I was misled by your "not for-profit" statement to mean "not-for-profit". However, I believe you're still wrong regarding the original intent of .NET. See quote from RFC 1591 below: NET - This domain is intended to hold only the computers…

• Comment posted Nov 11, 2009 9:31 am PST — by Ram Mohan
  For example, the large number of ".net" registrations is for name-servers, not for-profit Internet businesses (as was originally intended). <.net> was originally intended for "networks"; <.org> was originally intended for general purpose organizations including NGOs [See: RFC 1591] .ORG has…

Why New TLDs Don't Matter

• Comment posted Jul 11, 2008 7:11 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Jeremy, We agree on many things. On INFO - yes, I realize that it has acquired a reputation that needs to be burnished.  I've setup a team inside my company to work on cleaning things up - for example, we're…

• Comment posted Jul 11, 2008 12:08 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  One of the advantages of a new TLD is that you get to set new policies and a clean start.  This was one of the prime motivators behind the .mobi effort (which I helped get started).  Branding was important for…

Potential Danger Ahead for Registrants: dot-info Abusive Domain Use Policy

• Comment posted Jun 25, 2008 12:23 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  We've been working on this for many months now, and have consulted with several members in the community, small and large. The intent behind this policy is to achieve (at least) two things: 1) Ask registrars to help in solving…

• Comment posted Jun 25, 2008 12:23 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Dear Matt, Our policy is quite explicitly about illegal behavior, which can be demonstrated by real evidence.  Please refer to the policy. Regards, Ram

Commercial DNSSEC?

• Comment posted Mar 21, 2007 3:35 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Registry operators who would have the responsibility for doing serious DNSSEC work - and hence incur a burden of cost - cannot see a way to make additional revenue. Ron, I manage a registry, and must share with you that…

Domain Aftermarket Overdue for an "Asset Repricing"

• Comment posted Mar 14, 2007 9:50 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  I'm not so sure that all domain names have low or poor intrinsic value - after all, many names have real appeal and "stick" in people's heads. I used to believe that type-in traffic came only from internet newbies, who…

ITU Launches IDN Survey and ccTLD Outreach

• Comment posted Mar 14, 2007 9:23 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Dear Mr. Montero, I think ITU's study has some value, especially because it brings together information that ICANN does not currently compile. I look forward to seeing the survey data once it is complete. -Ram

How India's .IN Domain Rouses from its Slumber

• Comment posted Dec 19, 2006 2:13 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  These are not recommendations, but registrars whom I have used personally and have had good experiences with: International Registrars: gld.in, enom, directi Local Registrars: net4india, sify -Ram

AFNIC and DNS Server Redelegation

• Comment posted Dec 15, 2006 8:25 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  I wonder whether contacting AFNIC directly (Stephane is quite well known, as are others from <.fr> in the community) rather than posting first and researching later would have resulted in faster resolution.

Why We Need to Find Solutions on Internet Governance As Soon As Possible

• Comment posted Aug 31, 2006 1:42 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Mr. Komaitis, "...your criticism is definitely not contstractive"(sic) I'm sorry you take offense to the criticism (which is aimed at the article and definitely not at you).  The article conflates unrelated topics such as Net Neutrality and Content Censorship with…

• Comment posted Aug 30, 2006 10:02 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  and, as far as I know, neither Internet 1.0 nor Internet 2.0 ever got released or ever existed. at best, we're at Internet beta.

• Comment posted Aug 30, 2006 10:00 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  So net neutrality will get better if some noble non-US Govt entity controls the root? Content censorship is the fault of US Govt control of the root? Serious confusion of cause and effect, and conflation of unrelated issues. The article,…

• Comment posted Aug 29, 2006 11:40 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Patient and on-the-money criticism.

• Comment posted Aug 29, 2006 4:33 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Funny how the "US controlled Internet" is also simulataneously "global", "democratic", "chaotic", "uncontrolled" and has helped spawn thousands of jobs, billions of new revenues, and thousands of new businesses. 94% of people I speak with talk about the "Internet" and…

When Will Google™ Become Generic?

• Comment posted Aug 17, 2006 5:52 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Naseem, I agree that words that can be "verbified" like Google are at risk.  Interestingly, some of the other "hot" search engines in the past did not fall prey to this trend: Inktomi HotBot Magellan AskJeeves Alta Vista Interestingly, the…

Nation of Cameroon Typo-Squats the Entire .com Space

• Comment posted Aug 10, 2006 12:29 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Oh, and in addition, you could chat with your local Internet Society (ISOC) chapter - they may have an opinion on this, and may be able to help you. Area:Cameroon Name:Internet Society Chapter of Cameroon Contact:Vitalia Mungvi Ngala Email:vi_ngala@yahoo.com Web…

• Comment posted Aug 10, 2006 12:26 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Mr. Noumbi, Given that you have a position of responsibility in your country, you don't really need the approval of anyone else outside of your country to change the policy of your ccTLD registry. If you would like to change…

• Comment posted Aug 08, 2006 4:22 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  It's not germane to this disucssion whether anyone can get a .CM name; what has changed is that even if you don't have one, or if none has been registered, it will still resolve on the web. Try cedric.cm, a…

Nominet Takes Action Against Domain Name Tasting

• Comment posted Aug 08, 2006 12:24 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  It's all game theory.  Domain tasting these days seems to be in a stage of early? advanced?? arbitrage.

• Comment posted Aug 08, 2006 12:02 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Even if those registrars don't have a tasting business, perhaps they would lease "tasting threads" to others who do make a business in it then.

Nation of Cameroon Typo-Squats the Entire .com Space

• Comment posted Aug 08, 2006 12:01 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  So I punched in a few comparables against some of the world's most popular .com domains.  The growth in traffic (per Alexa) is noticeable. Site 3 mos. Change ---------!-------------- Yahoo.cm --- 162,464 up 96,079 MSN.cm --- 1,306,656 up 702,853 Google.cm…

• Comment posted Aug 07, 2006 3:32 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Tom, I've seen plenty of trademark suits for names that are trademarked ending with a ".com"… I looked up the A record for google.cm to see if it had been cached in major ISPs around the world - an empirical…

• Comment posted Aug 07, 2006 12:46 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Alex, since the top level {*.cm} has been wildcarded, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, ... etc levels will all provide results that make it look as if the domain typed in actually exists.  http://mtv.mtv.cm works. My attempts to connect to the SMTP…

Domain Tasting Target of US Federal Cybersquatting Lawsuit

• Comment posted Jun 13, 2006 2:15 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  By comparison, domain tasting, which does not involve the rapid-fire repetitive, simultaneous, multi-source ADD polling involved in dropcatching, has to present a smaller “load” on the registry. John, they are different types of loads - not directly comparable.  Karl has…

• Comment posted Jun 12, 2006 6:42 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Ah now you're conflating several issues.  My case was not one of cost shifting, that's a fight you have to pick with someone else.

• Comment posted Jun 12, 2006 6:18 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  John said: Compared to a thick registry, consider the fact that the registrars have to handle more data elements in .com than the registry does, and many of them do it on less than a $6 margin over cost.  That…

• Comment posted Jun 12, 2006 12:07 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Most of your comments regarding new TLDs are out of my control or influence, so I have no comments on them, other than to wish you and anyone else who applies the best. I've welcomed the addition of new TLDs…

• Comment posted Jun 12, 2006 3:01 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  John Berryhill says: Considering that the registry fee is orders of magnitude above cost.... This has been a persistent and inaccurate rumor, and is incorrectly stated here.  At least for mid-size registries such as the ones I am responsible for…

ITU Launches IDN Survey and ccTLD Outreach

• Comment posted Jun 08, 2006 10:27 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Andrzej, I tried to be careful to not imply that you would be modifying the comments, but I didn't know as I was writing the post.  Apologies if it came across the wrong way - that was *definitely* not my…

Domain Tasting Target of US Federal Cybersquatting Lawsuit

• Comment posted Jun 08, 2006 10:12 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Hmm, that should mean that ORG and INFO and MOBI should be less attractive targets since we update Whois in real-time. How does one actually validate if this is a true hypothesis?

• Comment posted Jun 08, 2006 1:48 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  John, density is defined as a measure of how much mass is contained in a given unit volume (density = mass/volume).  Put simply, if mass is a measure of how much ‘stuff’ there is in an object, density is a…

• Comment posted Jun 05, 2006 9:51 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Jothan, Did not know of the workshop - if invited, I'll participate, if not I'll listen from the audience pews :)

• Comment posted Jun 05, 2006 1:46 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  John, you're fun to chat with - more so because you are very clued into this issue!  Regarding the title, it's because I believe domain tasting practices overall will go under review at all players - the title could have…

• Comment posted Jun 05, 2006 12:55 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  John, It's clear you're the lawyer between us two :) A few clarifications: 1) I have re-read my post, and see the single sentence about "registrars" which is in error as you pointed out - it should read "registrar".  You…

• Comment posted Jun 04, 2006 7:36 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  I attended the conference and it was an eye opener.  For one thing it was not stuffy at all, and for another, there was a lot of $$ chasing a few domains.  Nice attendance by VCs, btw.

ICM Registry Appeals ICANN Decision Rejecting Proposal

• Comment posted Jun 04, 2006 7:21 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Martin, perhaps becuase the application was approved and all that remained was board approval of a contract that presumably was negotiated successfully by ICM and ICANN staff?

Domain Tasting Target of US Federal Cybersquatting Lawsuit

• Comment posted Jun 04, 2006 7:17 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  :) Suresh I love your zeal.  I wonder what the good folks organizing and attending the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conferences will think of your description of the mini-industry that has sprung up around domain tasting.

ITU Launches IDN Survey and ccTLD Outreach

• Comment posted Jun 02, 2006 4:10 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  I pointed to the editorial report out of survey results, rather than the survey itself.  While you read it to a conclusion that it impugns the survey collectors, I don't.  That random other people's opinions and spin from published/editorialized reports…

• Comment posted Jun 02, 2006 9:01 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Suresh, sorry to be obtuse, but you want me to say who's going to spin-doctor it? Of course, those who want to take the information and build their own version of the facts from it.  If you're a company that…

.XXX and Conservative Groups

• Comment posted Jun 02, 2006 8:16 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Rob Larkins said: "TLDs aren’t meant to be directories (like a phone book)." Might I suggest a quick peek over here to .tel's now approved application to ICANN?

Search Engines and Registrars Getting Creative with Whois Database?

• Comment posted Jun 02, 2006 8:09 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  The closest I can think of to domain name registration is the incorporation of businesses in the different US States, with a sharing of (some) information amongst registered agents of corporations. ...and in that case, I believe the information is…

ITU Launches IDN Survey and ccTLD Outreach

• Comment posted Jun 02, 2006 8:00 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Richard, Thanks for posting the link - I've been there before and it's good data, and I hope this new survey and its interesting and relevant questions will provide similarly good answers in its data exhaust. Regards, Ram

• Comment posted Jun 02, 2006 7:58 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Providing raw data responses from this survey - well, quite a lot of the internet governance organizations do post all received responses to a survey / request for comments, publicly on their website. And that's why this is useful.  The…

Questioning Parked Domains and Google AdNonSense

• Comment posted May 31, 2006 6:17 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Chris, I think corporate economic interests push to make folks like Google stay on their toes - after all, if users like you and me stop Googling, they're going to lose their market cap. Veronica was cool, but it didn't…

• Comment posted May 31, 2006 5:17 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  It is too easy to label Google and Yahoo "big greedy corporations" and just feed into the common hype about how big companies don't care to be ethically and socially responsible. In the case of ghost content, if Google and…

Why ICANN Nominating Committee Has Difficulty Finding Directors

• Comment posted May 25, 2006 2:58 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Suresh, it's a good thing that several senior level people, with prior executive and administrative roles involving global business and government and law have been nominated to the board.  This is a good thing, not bad. I do not agree…

• Comment posted May 25, 2006 2:42 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Veni, I serve on a few non-profit and for-profit boards myself, and have a smidgeon of understanding of the time commitments that you're speaking of (the non-profits are all pro-bono). Two observations: 1. The Board is being asked to do…

Search Engines and Registrars Getting Creative with Whois Database?

• Comment posted May 24, 2006 7:14 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  The Whois of the future will likely only provide "taken" or "avaialble" answers.  The domain name business is the only one I know of where each registrar (distributor) is required to publish their customer list for anyone's usage. Tiered access…

Antispam Effort Backfires Forcing Company to Shut Down

• Comment posted May 23, 2006 2:53 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  The company mentioned here (or its associate or affiliate or whatever) seems to have been involved in a large email campaign last week promoting "Anti DDOS measures".  If they did it, it was spam; if it was done to them,…

Why ICANN Nominating Committee Has Difficulty Finding Directors

• Comment posted May 22, 2006 7:54 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Veni, Thanks for sharing excellent data - this is exactly the kind of information that candidates ask for and that's not easily available. ICANN directors have a tough road - they must conduct due diligence while being pro-bono and often…

ICANN Violating Free Enterprise?

• Comment posted May 22, 2006 7:51 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Registries are often considered to be more like public utilities than retail stores.  There is an expectation of performance and upkeep regardless of size or volume or traffic or attacks; failure is not well tolerated. In 2001 VeriSign created an…

Search Engines and Registrars Getting Creative with Whois Database?

• Comment posted May 15, 2006 6:40 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Even as companies fight to get patents on Whois data, those in the trade realize that Whois data is at least outdated, charitably obsolete, and at most completely false. There are not many known ways to economically and accurately validate…

In Bad Taste

• Comment posted May 11, 2006 4:13 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Some registries are considering implementing ideas such as a "Restocking Fee".  There is mixed reaction among registrars, maybe because there's real $$ here…

Wall Street Journal Article on Whois Privacy

• Comment posted May 05, 2006 11:14 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  "One way to go would be for the industry to come together and form its own voluntarily applicable best current practices, and to follow them .. governments are not too likely to object to that" Suresh, this seems worthy of…

• Comment posted May 03, 2006 2:36 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Very interesting - I did not realize that the problem was not only widespread, but was perhaps more localized with the larger guys vs. the smaller ones. At some time, I hope a code of conduct comes up for adoption…

• Comment posted May 03, 2006 6:34 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Suresh, Responsible registrars do perform the task of shutting down spam domains, but the smaller guys often don't have the resources or the resourcefulness to make it happen in a consistent fashion. I have been told of a ~100,000 name…

In Bad Taste

• Comment posted May 03, 2006 6:31 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  John, What is interesting is that aggressive and automated domain tasting seems to occur almost exclusively through just a handful of registrars (I should know). -Ram

China Domain Name System Tampering Feared

• Comment posted Apr 24, 2006 4:41 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  I presume this refers to the SSAC report on Alternative roots, as discussed in Wellington here.

.XXX as Proposed is Wrong for Families & Kids

• Comment posted Apr 10, 2006 2:58 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  The creation of a separate area for certain type of content using the Domain Name System _and_ that is enforceable is relatively new — although the original COM/NET/ORG domains were created with "type of content" in mind, it never was…

Testing IDNs

• Comment posted Apr 10, 2006 7:53 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  The policy and politics of IDNs far outweigh the scope of the technical tests. One wrong notion being propagated in the community is that DNAMEs will continue the legacy of existing operators, while NS will allow new players in.  Therefore,…

AOL and Goodmail: Two Steps Back for Email, Part II

• Comment posted Feb 04, 2006 10:42 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  One aspect that seems to get missed out on is that mobile email is a growing sector that can really do with initiatives that separate good mail from junk.

IDNs and IE7 and the Coming Storm

• Comment posted Feb 04, 2006 10:40 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  Excellent article. In addition to the trademark and technical challenges, don't forget that this whole thing falls apart without proper language and variant tables.  It took the CDNC 2+ years to wrap up the first guidelines and tables that allowed…

Time to Renew .coop, .museum, and .aero ICANN

• Comment posted Jan 02, 2006 11:46 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  The WHOIS info for all those domains looks OK, but I am having trouble figuring out how all those companies would go to the trouble to get a .travel domain and then not spend the five minutes needed to point…

• Comment posted Jan 01, 2006 7:42 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  All three sTLDs still have potential, but mostly demonstrate the effects of ICANN application/beauty-contest over-enthusiasm meeting the reality of who domain buyers really are.  Let's face it, there is so little volume and so many extra hoops to jump through…

The Problem With Wikis

• Comment posted Dec 21, 2005 1:43 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  Interesting ... the Wiki debate is almost similar to the question of "who shall tend to the public garden".  Everyone agrees that it's in the public good, but when vandals deface it, people stop visiting. When Wiki admins create mechanisms…

• Comment posted Dec 15, 2005 1:02 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  True — Wikis are great in internal debates/discussions, my security concerns are for public wikis which can be spammed without any restrictions.

• Comment posted Dec 13, 2005 9:30 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  Author apologizes for fake Wikipedia Biography - USA Today "I'm glad this aspect of it is over," Seigenthaler, 78, said. But he expressed concern that "every biography on Wikipedia is going to be hit by this stuff - think what…

Splitting the Root: It's Too Late

• Comment posted Dec 05, 2005 6:07 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  John, My issue is with your statement that no registry had implemented the 1.0 guidelines (and therefore would not, the 2.0 guidelines either). That's all. -Ram

• Comment posted Dec 04, 2005 12:50 am PST — by Ram Mohan
  The overly negative tone of this article hides the fact that for the first time since 2003, ICANN has taken IDNs full-on. And, for the record, many gTLD registries did implement the 1.0 guidelines, and intend to implement the 2.0…

The WSIS Deal

• Comment posted Nov 24, 2005 11:25 am PST — by Ram Mohan
  In other words, Ram - what part of ICANN actually stops someone from becoming a dedicated player if he wants to (and especially if he has the sort of clout that representing his country’s government gives him)? <grin> My point…

• Comment posted Nov 24, 2005 10:47 am PST — by Ram Mohan
  The IGF and its recommendations are not binding on ICANN's various policy making bodies.  This is the area for new skirmishes next year.

Five More Years! There Was No "Deal" and WSIS Resolved Nothing

• Comment posted Nov 24, 2005 10:43 am PST — by Ram Mohan
  Governments are able to change how "their" Internet works for "their" peoples. Evidence the introduction of .IDN (or IDN TLDs) in alternate root systems or other equivalent mechanisms in China, Iran, and other places.  These have happened with the active…

ICANN Does Something Technical!

• Comment posted Nov 09, 2005 11:53 am PST — by Ram Mohan
  Karl, The comments that came in (not just from Hoffman) require much further study.  Our plan is to address each comment individually. See more here: http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-guidelines/msg00016.html Regards, Ram

Nom-Com Appoints Independent and Diverse Candidates to ICANN Leadership Positions

• Comment posted Nov 07, 2005 5:53 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  Suresh, I understand ... I wrote to get my perspective across, not to spin, although it sure sounds like it came across that way. End of the day, ICANN or no ICANN, the principles that you mention - representativeness, etc…

• Comment posted Nov 07, 2005 1:00 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  Very thoughtful comments and excellent explanation of where you're coming from. The intent of the article is about the idea that folks nominated to these "obscure spots" are (a) diverse, and (b) make key calls on issues that affect much…

• Comment posted Nov 07, 2005 1:53 am PST — by Ram Mohan
  Fact is that the running of the root system and the DNS systems by entities other than the root server operators, IANA and ICANN would actually be new and unproven.

You Paid to Join; You Can Leave Anytime

• Comment posted Nov 06, 2005 6:48 am PST — by Ram Mohan
  The same imbalance in access pricing is generally true for India also. The Indian end of the link generally pays more as long as either the client or the server are in the US. Hosting prices in India used to…

ICANN's Proposed Changes to IDN Registration

• Comment posted Nov 01, 2005 5:20 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  Paul, Good to see you back into involvement in the IDN area. As you may see from the Thank You note that has been placed on the ICANN site, our small group is taking all comments seriously, and plan on…

Welcome to the Root, .MOBI

• Comment posted Nov 01, 2005 3:35 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  Responding to Suresh, .mobi is not meant exclusively for mobile phones - it's a reasonable method to help ensure that web and other Internet content will work in a consistent manner on mobile devices.

Twenty Myths and Truths About IPv6 and the US IPv6 Transition

• Comment posted Jun 25, 2005 11:29 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Point 2 is the farthest stretch in your entire article. Point 20 - I dare any techie or sysadmin to say "I'm deploying The New Internet network in our company." It's all very well to want to brand everything, but…

Do We Really Need IDN?

• Comment posted May 09, 2005 4:16 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  >To fullfill "pulic interest" about IDN could be done by productive discussion not by attacking other's privacy breaking codes of conduct. This is not an issue of "breaking privacy" or "codes of conduct".  Jason S was deceptive in his article…

• Comment posted May 08, 2005 9:07 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  This is a poorly researched article that invokes traditional FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) rather than offer anything concrete. Yes, keywords are cool.  They are not a substitute for a domain name.  The DNS providers have to implement special software, and/or…

Could IP Addressing Benefit from the Introduction of Competitive Suppliers?

• Comment posted Apr 29, 2005 1:28 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Suresh, I agree with your perspective; however, in some nations, this perspective is far less attractive than the nationalistic one - witness the public statements made by various government folks at the last WGIG meeting in support of nation-based IP…

• Comment posted Apr 26, 2005 1:18 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Geoff, Paul, Well written article. I have heard the following arguments at various times.  Doubtless, so have you: * IP addresses are hoarded by "developed nations" - if only "underdeveloped" nations [replace with similar word] were given more IP addresses,…

More on Story Behind .ASIA

• Comment posted Apr 18, 2005 3:46 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Hmm ... while there is a commerical interest involved, Afilias' commitment to the proliferation of the Internet is the underlying strategic reason here — the company has funded other initiatives in other parts of the world, including Apricot, AFNOG, NDSS,…

Fitting .JOBS Into the Marketplace

• Comment posted Apr 17, 2005 4:28 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Joel Cheesman says in his blog: "The data is going to have to stay pure. If engineering.jobs, marketing.jobs, etc. ever get sold in conjunction with statefarm.jobs, .jobs will have no greater benefit than a .net" Today's registrar marketplace rewards low…

In Pursuit of IDN Perfection?

• Comment posted Apr 17, 2005 4:18 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Richard - my issue is not with ICANN or ccTLDs on regulation - my concern is much more mundane and user-oriented - when someone registers "citibank.com" in Chinese script, and puts up a phising site, the normal Internet user is…

How India's .IN Domain Rouses from its Slumber

• Comment posted Apr 17, 2005 3:14 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  These are very helpful comments, thank you.  I remain wary of registries and/or registrars taking on the role of domain name use police ... at least in the gTLD world, it's a low-margin world and not easily economically supportable. We're…

In Pursuit of IDN Perfection?

• Comment posted Apr 15, 2005 7:38 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Joi, I am still wary and uncomfortable that in China, the "com" and "net" suffixes have been converted to Chinese characters, and have been sold to registrants, likely not the same registrants who own these names in ASCII. Given that…

How India's .IN Domain Rouses from its Slumber

• Comment posted Apr 15, 2005 7:25 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  This is an interesting area to explore ... should a domain name registry have the responsibility and the authority to also set domain name usage policies?  This question is often more complicated for a gTLD than a ccTLD. (I think)…

• Comment posted Apr 05, 2005 2:21 am PDT — by Ram Mohan
  James, Jothan - thanks for your words of praise - it was good to be part of a successful implementation team, and even better to see good pickup in the marketplace. I hope that more ccTLDs liberalize, open and grow…

• Comment posted Apr 04, 2005 9:40 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  Suresh, Thanks for your kind words. Your comments are very welcome - I take your comments in a constructive light, and not as carping. I will forward your comments to the Registrar Evaluation Committee - and also ask that you…

.EU TLD Comes Closer Than Ever to Becoming a Reality

• Comment posted Mar 30, 2005 6:10 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  >>Within 4 months of the actual sunrise launch (by EURid's calendar), individual registrations could be available during the 2005 calendar. I anticipate that we will see individual land rush registration numbers that are unprecedented in a two character TLD launch.>>…

Engineers on TLDs: Do You Want Me With Fries?

• Comment posted Dec 24, 2004 3:10 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  Vittorio, unfortunately, the humor doesn't shine through, it reads as just plain mean. James, read my comments about welcoming more competition (above).  It still doesn't take away my surprise a 30-something engineer (you) condoning not getting details right before implementing…

• Comment posted Dec 22, 2004 3:14 am PST — by Ram Mohan
  Even ccTLDs for the most part have a hard time breaking past the half-a-million mark. The thing is, .COM got branded during the go-go 90's.  It's the "default" domain on most registrar sites.  It's a safe choice, even though it's…

• Comment posted Dec 21, 2004 10:08 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  Chris, I was not at Afilias when you applied for .web ... so I don't have the history.  I have read some of your posts and realize your angst. >I suppose I'll be waiting another ten, as long as the…

• Comment posted Dec 21, 2004 1:20 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  It is a rare occassion when "30-something" (or any age something) engineers say that we don't need to get engineering right before we deploy ... let's just "Try it out". Our engineering education taught us (or at least it should…

Internet Management and National Security: Time for a Federal Action Plan

• Comment posted Dec 14, 2004 8:09 pm PST — by Ram Mohan
  There is little evidence to support Mr. Tenet's claim that further government regulation will increase the stability or the security of the Internet. Just how do you envision "the federal government needs to play an enduring technical role in ensuring…

Domain Registry Models: Thin or Thick?

• Comment posted Sep 21, 2004 2:36 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  The new EPP RFC *requires* a <privacy> element for the registry and a <disclose> tag for each contact object.  This <disclose> tag is configurable by registrants - who can instruct their registrars whether or not their contact information should be…

• Comment posted Sep 20, 2004 9:07 pm PDT — by Ram Mohan
  The logic flaw in the thin Whois model discussion above is that registrants will register names at a local registrar. In a rapidly commoditizing domain name market, where price drives a great deal of demand, such an assumption is invalid.…