RE: Amendments to dnso.org and dnso.net bylaws

John B. Reynolds (john@reynolds.nu)
Sat, 9 Jan 1999 21:43:29 -0600


> Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote:
> At 10:43 AM 1/10/99 +1200, Joop Teernstra wrote:
> >2. The Domain Name Supporting Organization (DNSO) shall be
> composed of any
> >individual, firm, association, corporation or other entity who is the
> >holder of a second level domain (SLD) in any top level domain
> (TLD)or of a
> >third level domain under any second level controlled by a TLD
> (Hereinafter
> >“Domain Name Holder").
>
> Herein lies a problem. In ccTLDs a domain holder is at the third level, in
> most cases. In gTLDs, such as COM/NET/ORG, a domain holder is at
> the second
> level and third level sub-domain doesn't generally count, except within an
> organization. So straight away, we have to make distinct definitions
> between TLD classes.

Isn't the SLD/3LD problem you describe addressed by "or of a third level
domain under any second level controlled by a TLD"?