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Date Correspondence Sender Affiliation Issue Related Correspondence
12 December 2003
Correspondence: Registrars to Paul Twomey
Sender Affiliation: Registrars
Issue: Wait-List Service
Related Correspondence:  
Registrars to Paul Twomey Registrars Wait-List Service  
11 December 2003
Sender Affiliation: World Summit on the Information Society
Issue: World Summit on the Information Society
Related Correspondence:  
Speech by Paul Twomey to Plenary of the World Summit for the Information Society World Summit on the Information Society World Summit on the Information Society  
10 December 2003
Correspondence: Tina Dam to Bruce Beckwith
Sender Affiliation: Public Interest Registry
Issue:  
Related Correspondence:  
Tina Dam to Bruce Beckwith Public Interest Registry    
3 December 2003
Correspondence: Registrars to Paul Twomey
Sender Affiliation: Registrars
Issue: Wait-List Service
Related Correspondence:  
Registrars to Paul Twomey Registrars Wait-List Service  
17 November 2003
Correspondence: Ben Turner to Paul Twomey
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: Internationalized Domain Names
Related Correspondence:  
Ben Turner to Paul Twomey VeriSign Internationalized Domain Names  
14 November 2003
Sender Affiliation: Tucows Inc.
Issue: Staff Managers Issues Report for the Development of a Process for the Introduction of New or Modified Registry Services
Related Correspondence:  
Ross Wm. Rader to Barbara Roseman Tucows Inc. Staff Managers Issues Report for the Development of a Process for the Introduction of New or Modified Registry Services  
11 November 2003
Sender Affiliation: Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency
Issue: Issues Report for Proposed Registry Services
Related Correspondence:  
Mark McFadden to Barbara Roseman Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency Issues Report for Proposed Registry Services  
7 November 2003
Correspondence: Thomas Roessler to ICANN
Sender Affiliation: ALAC
Issue: New registry services / constituency statements
Related Correspondence:  
Thomas Roessler to ICANN ALAC New registry services / constituency statements  
7 November 2003
Sender Affiliation: Chair, gTLD Registries Constituency
Issue: Unsponsored gTLD Registries Statement on Registry Services
Related Correspondence:  
Jeff Neuman to Barbara Roseman Chair, gTLD Registries Constituency Unsponsored gTLD Registries Statement on Registry Services  
7 November 2003
Sender Affiliation: Intellectual Property Constituency
Issue: New Registry Services Issue Report
Related Correspondence:  
J. Scott Evans to Barbara Roseman Intellectual Property Constituency New Registry Services Issue Report  
24 October 2003
Sender Affiliation: RegistryPro, Inc.
Issue: RegistryPro proposal to amend .pro Registry Agreement
Related Correspondence:  
RegistryPro Advisory Board to Tina Dam RegistryPro, Inc. RegistryPro proposal to amend .pro Registry Agreement  
21 October 2003
Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Edward Viltz
Sender Affiliation: Public Interest Registry
Issue: Internationalized Domain Names
Related Correspondence:  
Paul Twomey to Edward Viltz Public Interest Registry Internationalized Domain Names  
20 October 2003
Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Bruce Tonkin
Sender Affiliation: GNSO
Issue:  
Related Correspondence:  
Paul Twomey to Bruce Tonkin GNSO    
13 October 2003
Correspondence: Rusty Lewis to Paul Twomey
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: Internationalized Domain Names
Related Correspondence:  
Rusty Lewis to Paul Twomey VeriSign Internationalized Domain Names  
13 October 2003
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: second level email forwarding service for .name
Related Correspondence:  
Geir Rasmussen to Stephen Crocker VeriSign second level email forwarding service for .name  
13 October 2003
Correspondence: EnCirca to ICANN
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign, Inc./Network Solutions, Inc.
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
EnCirca to ICANN VeriSign, Inc./Network Solutions, Inc. DNS Wildcard Service  
13 October 2003
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign, Inc./Network Solutions, Inc.
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
Global Name Registry (GNR) to SECSAC VeriSign, Inc./Network Solutions, Inc. DNS Wildcard Service  
7 October 2003
Correspondence: AT&T to ICANN
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
AT&T to ICANN VeriSign DNS Wildcard Service  
6 October 2003
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
VeriSign Response to IAB Commentary VeriSign DNS Wildcard Service  
6 October 2003
Correspondence: Paul Twomey to VeriSign
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
Paul Twomey to VeriSign VeriSign DNS Wildcard Service  
3 October 2003
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
VeriSign Response to ICANN's Advisory Concerning Demand to Remove Wildcard VeriSign DNS Wildcard Service  
3 October 2003
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
VeriSign Response to SECSAC's Recommendations Regarding SiteFinder VeriSign DNS Wildcard Service  
3 October 2003
Correspondence: Elliot Noss to Paul Twomey
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
Elliot Noss to Paul Twomey VeriSign DNS Wildcard Service  
2 October 2003
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
Theo Hnarakis to Paul Twomey VeriSign DNS Wildcard Service  
2 October 2003
Correspondence: AFNIC to ICANN
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
AFNIC to ICANN VeriSign DNS Wildcard Service  
1 October 2003
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
Elana Broitman to Paul Twomey VeriSign DNS Wildcard Service  
26 September 2003
Correspondence: Tina Dam to Ram Mohan
Sender Affiliation: Afilias
Issue: Preliminary approval of Redemption Grace Period Service
Related Correspondence:  
Tina Dam to Ram Mohan Afilias Preliminary approval of Redemption Grace Period Service  
26 September 2003
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
Lynn St. Amour to Paul Twomey VeriSign DNS Wildcard Service  
25 September 2003
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
Chris Disspain to Paul Twomey VeriSign DNS Wildcard Service  
22 September 2003
Sender Affiliation: Public Interest Registry
Issue: Public Interest Registry
Related Correspondence:  
Edward G. Viltz to Paul Twomey Public Interest Registry Public Interest Registry  
22 September 2003
Sender Affiliation: Security and Stability Advisory Committee
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
Security and Stability Advisory Committee to ICANN Board of Directors Security and Stability Advisory Committee DNS Wildcard Service  
22 September 2003
Correspondence: David Maher to Paul Twomey
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
David Maher to Paul Twomey VeriSign DNS Wildcard Service  
21 September 2003
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
Russell Lewis to Paul Twomey VeriSign DNS Wildcard Service  
19 September 2003
Correspondence: Brian Davis to VeriSign
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
Brian Davis to VeriSign VeriSign DNS Wildcard Service  
19 September 2003
Correspondence: Cigref to VeriSign
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: DNS Wildcard Service
Related Correspondence:  
Cigref to VeriSign VeriSign DNS Wildcard Service  
12 September 2003
Correspondence: Tina Dam to Marie Zitkova
Sender Affiliation: SITA
Issue:  
Related Correspondence:  
Tina Dam to Marie Zitkova SITA    
4 September 2003
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: VGRS Wait-Listing Service
Related Correspondence:  
Paul Twomey to Charles Gomes VeriSign VGRS Wait-Listing Service  
19 August 2003
Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Ram Mohan
Sender Affiliation: Afilias
Issue: Internationalized Domain Names
Related Correspondence:  
Paul Twomey to Ram Mohan Afilias Internationalized Domain Names  
7 August 2003
Correspondence: Tina Dam to Bruce Beckwith
Sender Affiliation: Public Interest Registry
Issue: .org transition phase
Related Correspondence:  
Tina Dam to Bruce Beckwith Public Interest Registry .org transition phase  
6 August 2003
Sender Affiliation: RegistryPro, Inc.
Issue: RegistryPro proposal to amend .pro Registry Agreement
Related Correspondence:  
A. Cassidy Sehgal to Tina Dam RegistryPro, Inc. RegistryPro proposal to amend .pro Registry Agreement  
31 July 2003
Sender Affiliation: U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Issue:  
Related Correspondence:  
Testimony of Paul Twomey to Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation    
24 July 2003
Correspondence: Ram Mohan to Tina Dam
Sender Affiliation: Afilias
Issue: Request for IDN authorization
Related Correspondence:  
Ram Mohan to Tina Dam Afilias Request for IDN authorization  
25 June 2003
Sender Affiliation: Dotster, Inc.
Issue:  
Related Correspondence:  
Keven E. Brannon to Louis Touton Dotster, Inc.    
23 June 2003
Sender Affiliation: Dotster, Inc.
Issue:  
Related Correspondence:  
Louis Touton to Kevin E. Brannon Dotster, Inc.    
20 June 2003
Sender Affiliation: Japan Registry Service Co., Ltd.
Issue: Internationalized Domain Names
Related Correspondence:  
Paul Twomey to Koki Higashida Japan Registry Service Co., Ltd. Internationalized Domain Names  
20 June 2003
Sender Affiliation: TWNIC
Issue: Internationalized Domain Names
Related Correspondence:  
Paul Twomey to Vincent W.S. Chen TWNIC Internationalized Domain Names  
18 June 2003
Correspondence: Mao Wei to Paul Twomey
Sender Affiliation: CNNIC
Issue: Internationalized Domain Names
Related Correspondence:  
Mao Wei to Paul Twomey CNNIC Internationalized Domain Names  
18 June 2003
Sender Affiliation: Japan Registry Service Co., Ltd.
Issue: Internationalized Domain Names
Related Correspondence:  
Koki Higashida to Paul Twomey Japan Registry Service Co., Ltd. Internationalized Domain Names  
18 June 2003
Sender Affiliation: TWNIC
Issue: Internationalized Domain Names
Related Correspondence:  
Vincent W.S. Chen to Paul Twomey TWNIC Internationalized Domain Names  
6 June 2003
Sender Affiliation: Public Interest Registry
Issue: redemption grace period
Related Correspondence:  
Louis Touton to Edward G. Viltz Public Interest Registry redemption grace period  
31 May 2003
Sender Affiliation: eNom, Inc.
Issue: Reconsideration requests RC 02-5 and RC 02-6
Related Correspondence:  
Paul Stahura to Dan Halloran eNom, Inc. Reconsideration requests RC 02-5 and RC 02-6  
28 May 2003
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: VGRS Wait-Listing Service
Related Correspondence:  
Charles Gomes to Dan Halloran VeriSign VGRS Wait-Listing Service  
21 May 2003
Sender Affiliation: GNSO Commercial and Business Users Constituency
Issue: WIPO-2 recommendations
Related Correspondence:  
GNSO Commercial and Business Users Constituency to Paul Twomey GNSO Commercial and Business Users Constituency WIPO-2 recommendations  
15 May 2003
Sender Affiliation: GNSO Intellectual Property Interests Constituency
Issue: WIPO-2 IGO recommendation
Related Correspondence:  
Michael Heltzer to Louis Touton GNSO Intellectual Property Interests Constituency WIPO-2 IGO recommendation  
12 May 2003
Sender Affiliation: At-Large Advisory Committee
Issue: WIPO-2 recommendations
Related Correspondence:  
Vittorio Bertola to Louis Touton At-Large Advisory Committee WIPO-2 recommendations  
8 May 2003
Sender Affiliation: Go Daddy Software, Inc.
Issue: Regarding VeriSign WLS Service
Related Correspondence:  
Robert R. Parsons to Dan Halloran Go Daddy Software, Inc. Regarding VeriSign WLS Service  
7 May 2003
Sender Affiliation: GNSO Council
Issue: WIPO-2 recommendations
Related Correspondence:  
Bruce Tonkin to Louis Touton GNSO Council WIPO-2 recommendations  
6 May 2003
Sender Affiliation: Dotster, Inc.
Issue: Reconsideration requests RC 02-5 and RC 02-6
Related Correspondence:  
Louis Touton to Kevin E. Brannon Dotster, Inc. Reconsideration requests RC 02-5 and RC 02-6  
1 May 2003
Sender Affiliation: GNSO Intellectual Property Interests Constituency
Issue: Bulk Whois
Related Correspondence:  
Jane Mutimear to Louis Touton GNSO Intellectual Property Interests Constituency Bulk Whois  
23 April 2003
Sender Affiliation: Governmental Advisory Committee
Issue: Advising of GAC position on GNSO recommendations on transfers
Related Correspondence:  
Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi to Paul Twomey Governmental Advisory Committee Advising of GAC position on GNSO recommendations on transfers  
11 April 2003
Sender Affiliation: GNSO Council
Issue: Deletes Task Force report
Related Correspondence:  
Louis Touton to GNSO Council GNSO Council Deletes Task Force report  
9 April 2003
Sender Affiliation: Dotster, Inc.
Issue:  
Related Correspondence:  
Keven E. Brannon to Paul Twomey Dotster, Inc.    
8 April 2003
Sender Affiliation: GNSO Council
Issue: Challenge to NCUC selection of GNSO Council representatives
Related Correspondence:  
Louis Touton to GNSO Council GNSO Council Challenge to NCUC selection of GNSO Council representatives  
31 March 2003
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: Proposed revisions to ICANN/VeriSign Agreements
Related Correspondence:  
Stuart Lynn to Stratton Sclavos VeriSign Proposed revisions to ICANN/VeriSign Agreements  
30 March 2003
Sender Affiliation: Governmental Advisory Committee
Issue: Notifying GAC of Board consideration of GNSO recommendations on transfers
Related Correspondence:  
Louis Touton to Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi Governmental Advisory Committee Notifying GAC of Board consideration of GNSO recommendations on transfers  
25 March 2003
Sender Affiliation: GNSO Non-Commercial Users Constituency
Issue: Inquiry on Challenge to Selection of GNSO Council Members
Related Correspondence:  
Supplemental Statement GNSO Non-Commercial Users Constituency to GNSO Non-Commercial Users Constituency Inquiry on Challenge to Selection of GNSO Council Members  
21 March 2003
Sender Affiliation: Danny Younger
Issue: Inquiry on Challenge to Selection of GNSO Council Members
Related Correspondence:  
Danny Younger to Louis Touton Danny Younger Inquiry on Challenge to Selection of GNSO Council Members  
20 March 2003
Sender Affiliation: Danny Younger
Issue: Inquiry on Challenge to Selection of GNSO Council Members
Related Correspondence:  
Louis Touton to Danny Younger Danny Younger Inquiry on Challenge to Selection of GNSO Council Members  
20 March 2003
Sender Affiliation: GNSO Non-Commercial Users Constituency
Issue: Inquiry on Challenge to Selection of GNSO Council Members
Related Correspondence:  
Statement Provided by GNSO Non-Commercial Users Constituency to GNSO Non-Commercial Users Constituency Inquiry on Challenge to Selection of GNSO Council Members  
17 March 2003
Correspondence: Louis Touton to Harold Feld
Sender Affiliation: GNSO Non-Commercial Users Constituency
Issue: Challenge to selection of GNSO Council members
Related Correspondence:  
Louis Touton to Harold Feld GNSO Non-Commercial Users Constituency Challenge to selection of GNSO Council members  
14 March 2003
Sender Affiliation: SGNIC
Issue: Withdrawal of .sg trademark applications
Related Correspondence:  
Lim Choon Sai to Louis Touton SGNIC Withdrawal of .sg trademark applications  
25 February 2003
Correspondence: Marilyn Cade to Vint Cerf
Sender Affiliation: GNSO Commercial and Business Users Constituency
Issue: Proposed clarifications to the bylaws
Related Correspondence:  
Marilyn Cade to Vint Cerf GNSO Commercial and Business Users Constituency Proposed clarifications to the bylaws  
24 February 2003
Correspondence: Marilyn Cade to Vint Cerf
Sender Affiliation: GNSO Commercial and Business Users Constituency
Issue: Proposed clarifications to the bylaws
Related Correspondence:  
Marilyn Cade to Vint Cerf GNSO Commercial and Business Users Constituency Proposed clarifications to the bylaws  
24 February 2003
Correspondence: Jeff Neuman to Vint Cerf
Sender Affiliation: GNSO gTLD Registries Constituency
Issue: Proposed clarifications to the bylaws
Related Correspondence:  
Jeff Neuman to Vint Cerf GNSO gTLD Registries Constituency Proposed clarifications to the bylaws  
24 February 2003
Correspondence: Tim Ruiz to Vint Cerf
Sender Affiliation: Go Daddy Software, Inc.
Issue: Proposed clarifications to the bylaws
Related Correspondence:  
Tim Ruiz to Vint Cerf Go Daddy Software, Inc. Proposed clarifications to the bylaws  
24 February 2003
Correspondence: Ken Stubbs to Vint Cerf
Sender Affiliation: Ken Stubbs
Issue: Proposed clarifications to the bylaws
Related Correspondence:  
Ken Stubbs to Vint Cerf Ken Stubbs Proposed clarifications to the bylaws  
24 February 2003
Correspondence: Cary Karp to Vint Cerf
Sender Affiliation: MuseDoma
Issue: Proposed clarifications to the bylaws
Related Correspondence:  
Cary Karp to Vint Cerf MuseDoma Proposed clarifications to the bylaws  
21 February 2003
Correspondence: Francis Gurry to Vint Cerf
Sender Affiliation: World Intellectual Property Organization
Issue: Transmitting WIPO Internet Second Domain Process recommendations
Related Correspondence:  
Francis Gurry to Vint Cerf World Intellectual Property Organization Transmitting WIPO Internet Second Domain Process recommendations  
10 February 2003
Sender Affiliation: At-Large Advisory Committee
Issue: Interim ALAC budget request
Related Correspondence:  
Budget Request from At-Large Advisory Committee to Stuart Lynn At-Large Advisory Committee Interim ALAC budget request  
10 February 2003
Sender Affiliation: ICANN
Issue: Request for Advice Concerning Trademark Claims to Top-Level Domain Codes
Related Correspondence:  
Louis Touton to Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi ICANN Request for Advice Concerning Trademark Claims to Top-Level Domain Codes  
7 February 2003
Correspondence: Rusty Lewis to Stuart Lynn
Sender Affiliation: VeriSign
Issue: IDNs and .com and .net nameserver behavior
Related Correspondence:  
Rusty Lewis to Stuart Lynn VeriSign IDNs and .com and .net nameserver behavior  
6 February 2003
Sender Affiliation: World Tourism Foundation, Inc.
Issue: .Travel TLD
Related Correspondence:  
Edward L. Beauchamp to Stuart Lynn World Tourism Foundation, Inc. .Travel TLD  
30 January 2003
Sender Affiliation: GNSO Council Whois Task Force
Issue: Whois-accuracy requirements of Registrar Accreditation Agreement
Related Correspondence:  
Louis Touton to Marilyn Cade GNSO Council Whois Task Force Whois-accuracy requirements of Registrar Accreditation Agreement  
25 January 2003
Sender Affiliation: Internet Architecture Board
Issue: Consensus statement regarding VGRS IDN implementation
Related Correspondence:  
Internet Architecture Board to Stuart Lynn Internet Architecture Board Consensus statement regarding VGRS IDN implementation  
15 January 2003
Sender Affiliation: International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications
Issue: Whois policy
Related Correspondence:  
Hansjürgen Garstka to Stuart Lynn International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications Whois policy  
14 January 2003
Sender Affiliation: Chair, Security and Stability Committee
Issue: Whois protocol
Related Correspondence:  
Steve Crocker to ICANN Board Chair, Security and Stability Committee Whois protocol  
6 January 2003
Sender Affiliation: Internet Architecture Board
Issue: Request for advice regarding VGRS IDN implementation
Related Correspondence:  
Stuart Lynn to Internet Architecture Board Internet Architecture Board Request for advice regarding VGRS IDN implementation