Access Limits Policy

[Beasty]

Not being a dropcatcher myself, I don't understand how this might technically affect some of you guys. However, if this policy is adopted, it seems to me to be giving the Nominet Executive freedom to impose any limits or charges they want on use of their systems such as the DAC and WHOIS.

http://www.nic.uk/digitalAssets/10983_Access_Limits_Policy.pdf

If I understand the stated reasons behind this - it is essentially to make the user pay on the basis that things should break even. So they should not cost Nominet money or resources beyond what they bring in - either directly on a pay-per-use model, or inderectly via registrations.

If that is the model Nominet now propose to adopt, will it be applied accross the board? Where services are generating a profit - such as registrations - will their prices will be driven down so the users only pay enough for things to break even? After all, what is sauce for the goose is also sauce for the gander!

For that matter, with £13 million plus in bank - are resources and costs really the motivation behind this change?

 

[rob]

If you stretch it far enough it could be changeable pricing per domain due to resources used

ie. bbc.co.uk or ebay.co.uk pays more than bobjonesfishnchips.co.uk !

 

[gordon]

However, if this policy is adopted, it seems to me to be giving the Nominet Executive freedom to impose any limits or charges they want on use of their systems such as the DAC and WHOIS.

I'm curious as to why you appear to think this is a significant change?
Out of interest who do you think controls these things at the moment?

Gordon

 

[Beasty]

I'm curious as to why you appear to think this is a significant change?
Out of interest who do you think controls these things at the moment?

Gordon

I don't know - though I assume there is a change involved - otherwise why ask for the PAB to sanction it?

I imagine you know the answer though - I'd be happy to learn. :-D

 

[gordon]

I don't know - though I assume there is a change involved - otherwise why ask for the PAB to sanction it?

I imagine you know the answer though - I'd be happy to learn. :-D

The PAB is the Policy Advisory Body, it doesn't sanction anything, it gives advice on policy. It has always been the Board and Executive that control access limits that are in place. It is true we normally take the PABs advice but that is not always the case nor are we required to.

I thought the paper was relatively clear that it was trying to clarify and consolidate into one, current policies that were in place on different access limits.

Gordon