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ICANN Wants to Update Its Domain Name Registrar Accreditation Process

ICANN is seeking public input as it intends to revise its domain name registrar accreditation process. Changes include further protection of domain owner privacy.

Dr. Paul Twomey, ICANN’s CEO and President says: "The need for this review is clear. The current RAA [Registrar Accreditation Agreement] is more than six years old. We've seen the number of accredited registrars grow to more than 900. And we've seen the incredible difficulties that can be unleashed with the collapse of a Registrar"—referring to the RegisterFly debacle.

Read full story: Computerworld

Related topics: DNS, Domain Names, ICANN, Policy & Regulation, Privacy

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Re: ICANN Wants to Update Its Domain Name Registrar Accreditation Process Larry Seltzer  –  Jul 30, 2007 6:36 PM PST

I'd like to grumble about how they should have thought of this stuff when they made this mess several years ago, but better late than never. They do look like good questions to ask.

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