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Date	Correspondence	Sender Affiliation	Issue
12 December 2005 Correspondence: Lisa M. Martens to John Jeffrey Sender Affiliation: Fish & Richardson P.C. Issue: Release of single-letter names Related Correspondence:	Lisa M. Martens to John Jeffrey	Fish & Richardson P.C.	Release of single-letter names
12 December 2005 Correspondence: David Filo to ICANN Sender Affiliation: Yahoo.com Issue: Release of single-letter names Related Correspondence:	David Filo to ICANN	Yahoo.com	Release of single-letter names
4 December 2005 Correspondence: John Jeffrey to Edward Hasbrouck Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: .travel IRP Request Related Correspondence:	John Jeffrey to Edward Hasbrouck	ICANN	.travel IRP Request
23 November 2005 Correspondence: Paul Twomey to Jonas Bjelfvenstam Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: .XXX Application Related Correspondence:	Paul Twomey to Jonas Bjelfvenstam	ICANN	.XXX Application
23 November 2005 Correspondence: Jonas Bjelfvenstam to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Swedish Government Issue: .XXX Application Related Correspondence:	Jonas Bjelfvenstam to Paul Twomey	Swedish Government	.XXX Application
15 November 2005 Correspondence: Francis Gurry to Vint Cerf and Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: WIPO Issue: WIPO-2 Recommendations Related Correspondence:	Francis Gurry to Vint Cerf and Paul Twomey	WIPO	WIPO-2 Recommendations
11 November 2005 Correspondence: Patrick M. Byrne to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Overstock.com Issue: Release of single-letter names Related Correspondence:	Patrick M. Byrne to Paul Twomey	Overstock.com	Release of single-letter names
8 November 2005 Correspondence: Vint Cerf to Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi Sender Affiliation: ICANN Board Issue: Plan meeting to improve joint ICANN-GAC cooperation Related Correspondence:	Vint Cerf to Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi	ICANN Board	Plan meeting to improve joint ICANN-GAC cooperation
16 September 2005 Correspondence: Peter Zangl to Vinton Cerf Sender Affiliation: European Commission Issue: Concerns about contract for approval of new top level domain Related Correspondence:	Peter Zangl to Vinton Cerf	European Commission	Concerns about contract for approval of new top level domain
6 September 2005 Correspondence: Marcelo de Carvalho Lopes to Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi Sender Affiliation: Governmental Advisory Committee Issue: Process of Introducing new TLD's Related Correspondence:	Marcelo de Carvalho Lopes to Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi	Governmental Advisory Committee	Process of Introducing new TLD's
30 August 2005 Correspondence: Michelle L. Freridge to Vinton Cerf Sender Affiliation: Free Speech Coalition Issue: .XXX TLD application Related Correspondence:	Michelle L. Freridge to Vinton Cerf	Free Speech Coalition	.XXX TLD application
18 August 2005 Correspondence: Che-Hoo Cheng to Howard C. Dickson Sender Affiliation: DotASIA Organisation Issue: The .ASIA Initiative Related Correspondence:	Che-Hoo Cheng to Howard C. Dickson	DotASIA Organisation	The .ASIA Initiative
16 August 2005 Correspondence: Howard C. Dickson to Che-Hoo Cheng Sender Affiliation: Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, Hong Kong SAR Issue: The .ASIA Initiative Related Correspondence:	Howard C. Dickson to Che-Hoo Cheng	Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, Hong Kong SAR	The .ASIA Initiative
15 August 2005 Correspondence: Stuart Lawley to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: ICM Registry Issue: ICM Registry sTLD Application Related Correspondence:	Stuart Lawley to Paul Twomey	ICM Registry	ICM Registry sTLD Application
15 August 2005 Correspondence: Michael D. Gallagher to Vinton Cerf Sender Affiliation: U.S. Department of Commerce Issue: ICM Registry sTLD Application Related Correspondence:	Michael D. Gallagher to Vinton Cerf	U.S. Department of Commerce	ICM Registry sTLD Application
12 August 2005 Correspondence: Mohd Sharil Tarmizi to ICANN Board of Directors Sender Affiliation: GAC Issue: Concerns about contract for approval of new top level domain Related Correspondence:	Mohd Sharil Tarmizi to ICANN Board of Directors	GAC	Concerns about contract for approval of new top level domain
30 June 2005 Correspondence: Kevin Dankwardt to Kurt Pritz Sender Affiliation: K Computing, Inc. Issue: Release of single-letter names Related Correspondence:	Kevin Dankwardt to Kurt Pritz	K Computing, Inc.	Release of single-letter names
29 June 2005 Correspondence: Michael D. Gallagher to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: U.S. Department of Commerce Issue: Approval of VeriSign as .NET Successor Registry Related Correspondence:	Michael D. Gallagher to Paul Twomey	U.S. Department of Commerce	Approval of VeriSign as .NET Successor Registry
31 May 2005 Correspondence: Jeffrey Johnson to Kurt Pritz Sender Affiliation: Iron Mountain Intellectual Property Management, Inc. Issue: Iron Mountain accreditation Related Correspondence:	Jeffrey Johnson to Kurt Pritz	Iron Mountain Intellectual Property Management, Inc.	Iron Mountain accreditation
12 May 2005 Correspondence: John Jeffrey to Edward Hasbrouck Sender Affiliation: Individual Issue: Delegation of .TRAVEL Related Correspondence:	John Jeffrey to Edward Hasbrouck	Individual	Delegation of .TRAVEL
29 April 2005 Correspondence: Paul Kane to Paul Verhoef 53 Sender Affiliation: CENTR Issue: Response to CENTR statements in Mar del Plata Related Correspondence:	Paul Kane to Paul Verhoef 53	CENTR	Response to CENTR statements in Mar del Plata
20 April 2005 Correspondence: Tom Barrett to Tim Cole Sender Affiliation: EnCirca Issue: EnCirca's ProForwarding Service Related Correspondence:	Tom Barrett to Tim Cole	EnCirca	EnCirca's ProForwarding Service
18 April 2005 Correspondence: Paul Verhoef to Paul Kane Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Response to CENTR Statements in Mar del Plata Related Correspondence:	Paul Verhoef to Paul Kane	ICANN	Response to CENTR Statements in Mar del Plata
18 April 2005 Correspondence: Michael DelCiello to Tina Dam Sender Affiliation: RegistryPro Issue: Encirca's ProForwarding Service Related Correspondence:	Michael DelCiello to Tina Dam	RegistryPro	Encirca's ProForwarding Service
14 April 2005 Correspondence: Sabine Dolderer to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: DENIC Issue: Denic Comments to Telcordia .NET Evaluation Related Correspondence:	Sabine Dolderer to Paul Twomey	DENIC	Denic Comments to Telcordia .NET Evaluation
12 April 2005 Correspondence: M. Scott Hemphill to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Afilias Issue: Afilias Comments to Telcordia .NET Evaluation Related Correspondence:	M. Scott Hemphill to Paul Twomey	Afilias	Afilias Comments to Telcordia .NET Evaluation
7 April 2005 Correspondence: Edward Hasbrouck to ICANN Sender Affiliation: Individual Issue: Requests related to .travel Related Correspondence:	Edward Hasbrouck to ICANN	Individual	Requests related to .travel
7 April 2005 Correspondence: Mark McLaughlin to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: VeriSign Issue: VeriSign Comments to Telcordia .NET Evaluation Related Correspondence:	Mark McLaughlin to Paul Twomey	VeriSign	VeriSign Comments to Telcordia .NET Evaluation
6 April 2005 Correspondence: Elmar Knipp to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: CORE++ Issue: CORE++ Comments to Telcordia .NET Evaluation Related Correspondence:	Elmar Knipp to Paul Twomey	CORE++	CORE++ Comments to Telcordia .NET Evaluation
4 April 2005 Correspondence: Richard Tindal to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Sentan Registry Services, Inc. Issue: Sentan Comments to Telcordia .NET Evaluation Related Correspondence:	Richard Tindal to Paul Twomey	Sentan Registry Services, Inc.	Sentan Comments to Telcordia .NET Evaluation
3 April 2005 Correspondence: Giovanni Seppia to Paul Verhoef Sender Affiliation: CENTR Issue: CENTR inputs to the ccNSO process Related Correspondence:	Giovanni Seppia to Paul Verhoef	CENTR	CENTR inputs to the ccNSO process
3 April 2005 Correspondence: Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: GAC Issue: Strategic Plan Related Correspondence:	Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi to Paul Twomey	GAC	Strategic Plan
3 April 2005 Correspondence: Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: GAC Issue: Response to the the ICANN president and CEO to the GAC chair, 1 December 2004 Related Correspondence:	Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi to Paul Twomey	GAC	Response to the the ICANN president and CEO to the GAC chair, 1 December 2004
28 March 2005 Correspondence: Sabine Dolderer to Kurt Pritz Sender Affiliation: DENIC Issue: DENIC Comments to Telcordia .NET Evaluation Related Correspondence:	Sabine Dolderer to Kurt Pritz	DENIC	DENIC Comments to Telcordia .NET Evaluation
24 March 2005 Correspondence: Tina Dam to Michael DelCiello Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Encirca's ProForwarding Service Related Correspondence:	Tina Dam to Michael DelCiello	ICANN	Encirca's ProForwarding Service
23 March 2005 Correspondence: Nicolas Michel to Vinton Cerf, Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: United Nations Issue: Unauthorized Registration of Internet Domain Names Related Correspondence:	Nicolas Michel to Vinton Cerf, Paul Twomey	United Nations	Unauthorized Registration of Internet Domain Names
18 March 2005 Correspondence: Francis Gurry to Vint Cerf, Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: WIPO Issue: New Generic Top-Level Domains Related Correspondence:	Francis Gurry to Vint Cerf, Paul Twomey	WIPO	New Generic Top-Level Domains
16 March 2005 Correspondence: Tom Barrett to Tim Cole Sender Affiliation: EnCirca, Inc Issue: EnCirca's ProForwarding Service Related Correspondence:	Tom Barrett to Tim Cole	EnCirca, Inc	EnCirca's ProForwarding Service
16 March 2005 Correspondence: Murray Kester to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Primus Telecommunications Pty Ltd Issue: .net Registry Operation Related Correspondence:	Murray Kester to Paul Twomey	Primus Telecommunications Pty Ltd	.net Registry Operation
15 March 2005 Correspondence: Bruce Tonkin to Tim Cole Sender Affiliation: Melbourne IT Issue: Panix Review Related Correspondence:	Bruce Tonkin to Tim Cole	Melbourne IT	Panix Review
14 March 2005 Correspondence: Tim Cole to Bruce Tonkin Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Panix Review Related Correspondence:	Tim Cole to Bruce Tonkin	ICANN	Panix Review
14 March 2005 Correspondence: Tim Cole to Thomas Barrett Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: EnCirca's "ProForwarding Service" Related Correspondence:	Tim Cole to Thomas Barrett	ICANN	EnCirca's "ProForwarding Service"
2 March 2005 Correspondence: Maciej Kozlowski to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: NASK Issue: .net Registry Operation Related Correspondence:	Maciej Kozlowski to Paul Twomey	NASK	.net Registry Operation
1 March 2005 Correspondence: Julian Rose/ Adrian Snell to ICANN Sender Affiliation: Atlas Internet Issue: TELNIC application for .tel TLD Related Correspondence:	Julian Rose/ Adrian Snell to ICANN	Atlas Internet	TELNIC application for .tel TLD
25 February 2005 Correspondence: Albert Jerka to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: AZ.PL Issue: .net Registry Operation Related Correspondence:	Albert Jerka to Paul Twomey	AZ.PL	.net Registry Operation
23 February 2005 Correspondence: Hakon Haugnes to Tina Dam Sender Affiliation: Global Name Registry Issue: Monthly Billing Promotion available on .NAME Related Correspondence:	Hakon Haugnes to Tina Dam	Global Name Registry	Monthly Billing Promotion available on .NAME
22 February 2005 Correspondence: Alexei Lesnikov to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: RU-Center Issue: Applications for management of .net Related Correspondence:	Alexei Lesnikov to Paul Twomey	RU-Center	Applications for management of .net
17 February 2005 Correspondence: Clint Page to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Dotster Issue: .net Registry Related Correspondence:	Clint Page to Paul Twomey	Dotster	.net Registry
14 February 2005 Correspondence: Thomas V. Cunningham to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: BulkRegister Issue: .net Registry Proposals Related Correspondence:	Thomas V. Cunningham to Paul Twomey	BulkRegister	.net Registry Proposals
9 February 2005 Correspondence: Jonathan Leibowitz to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Federal Trade Commission Issue: Whois Database Related Correspondence:	Jonathan Leibowitz to Paul Twomey	Federal Trade Commission	Whois Database
7 February 2005 Correspondence: Bernd Schnell to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Portunity GmbH Issue: Evaluating proposal from registries/take over operation of the .net TLD Related Correspondence:	Bernd Schnell to Paul Twomey	Portunity GmbH	Evaluating proposal from registries/take over operation of the .net TLD
3 February 2005 Correspondence: Elliot Noss to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Tucows Issue: .net Registry Related Correspondence:	Elliot Noss to Paul Twomey	Tucows	.net Registry
1 February 2005 Correspondence: Thomas Horn to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: IBH Issue: IBH supports DENIC bid for operation of .net Registry Related Correspondence:	Thomas Horn to Paul Twomey	IBH	IBH supports DENIC bid for operation of .net Registry
31 January 2005 Correspondence: Pascal Naitychia to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: BCIX Issue: .net Related Correspondence:	Pascal Naitychia to Paul Twomey	BCIX	.net
31 January 2005 Correspondence: Uwe Stache to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Berlin-one.net Issue: .net Registry Related Correspondence:	Uwe Stache to Paul Twomey	Berlin-one.net	.net Registry
28 January 2005 Correspondence: Tod Cohen to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: eBay Issue: VeriSign's administration of .net Related Correspondence:	Tod Cohen to Paul Twomey	eBay	VeriSign's administration of .net
27 January 2005 Correspondence: Ravi Puri to Tim Cole Sender Affiliation: Dotster Issue: PANIX.COM Hijacking Related Correspondence:	Ravi Puri to Tim Cole	Dotster	PANIX.COM Hijacking
27 January 2005 Correspondence: Bruce Tonkin to Tim Cole Sender Affiliation: Melbourne IT Issue: Public response to ICANN questions on the panix.com issue Related Correspondence:	Bruce Tonkin to Tim Cole	Melbourne IT	Public response to ICANN questions on the panix.com issue
27 January 2005 Correspondence: Markus Kramer to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: synergetic AG Issue: .net Related Correspondence:	Markus Kramer to Paul Twomey	synergetic AG	.net
26 January 2005 Correspondence: Marten Lehman to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Variomedia IT-service GmbH Issue: .net endorsement Related Correspondence:	Marten Lehman to Paul Twomey	Variomedia IT-service GmbH	.net endorsement
24 January 2005 Correspondence: Robert R. Parsons to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Go Daddy Software, Inc. Issue: .NET Registry Operation Related Correspondence:	Robert R. Parsons to Paul Twomey	Go Daddy Software, Inc.	.NET Registry Operation
24 January 2005 Correspondence: Tina Dam to gTLD Registry Operators and Sponsors Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Temporary increase in registrars access to the SRS Related Correspondence:	Tina Dam to gTLD Registry Operators and Sponsors	ICANN	Temporary increase in registrars access to the SRS
18 January 2005 Correspondence: Klaus Peter v. Friedeburg to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: ACO Issue: .net evaluation Related Correspondence:	Klaus Peter v. Friedeburg to Paul Twomey	ACO	.net evaluation
18 January 2005 Correspondence: Klaus Metz to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: GWG Issue: .net evaluation Related Correspondence:	Klaus Metz to Paul Twomey	GWG	.net evaluation
18 January 2005 Correspondence: Tim Cole to Clint Page Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: ICANN Follow-up on PANIX.COM Hijacking Related Correspondence:	Tim Cole to Clint Page	ICANN	ICANN Follow-up on PANIX.COM Hijacking
18 January 2005 Correspondence: Tim Cole to Bruce Tonkin Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: ICANN Follow-up on PANIX.COM Hijacking Related Correspondence:	Tim Cole to Bruce Tonkin	ICANN	ICANN Follow-up on PANIX.COM Hijacking
18 January 2005 Correspondence: Andreas Heckman to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: mantel + schölzel Issue: .net evaluation Related Correspondence:	Andreas Heckman to Paul Twomey	mantel + schölzel	.net evaluation
12 January 2005 Correspondence: Tina Dam to gTLD Registry Operators and Sponsors Sender Affiliation: ICANN Issue: Number of registrar applications Related Correspondence:	Tina Dam to gTLD Registry Operators and Sponsors	ICANN	Number of registrar applications
4 January 2005 Correspondence: Jurgen Muller to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: pro.vider.de internetagentur gmbh Issue: .NET Operation Related Correspondence:	Jurgen Muller to Paul Twomey	pro.vider.de internetagentur gmbh	.NET Operation
4 January 2005 Correspondence: Alexander Grundner-Culemann to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: SpaceNet AG Issue: SpaceNet Supports DENIC's bid for .NET Related Correspondence:	Alexander Grundner-Culemann to Paul Twomey	SpaceNet AG	SpaceNet Supports DENIC's bid for .NET
3 January 2005 Correspondence: Shin Yong joong to Paul Twomey Sender Affiliation: Korea ISP Association Issue: Future operation of .NET Top Level Domain Related Correspondence:	Shin Yong joong to Paul Twomey	Korea ISP Association	Future operation of .NET Top Level Domain