policy for .net.uk

[aqls]

What is the current policy for .net.uk

And why does nominet have nomi.net.uk but not nominet.net.uk

-aqls-

 

[Whois-Search]

See number 11. Specific rules for the .net.uk SLD on:

http://www.nic.uk/registrants/legal/rules/

11.2.2. Registrants in the .net.uk SLD are required to be Internet Service Providers. Notwithstanding the Rules, no Domain Name shall be registered in this SLD unless, in our reasonable opinion, the applicant is an Internet Service Provider and the Domain Name registered is the same as or a similar variant of the applicant's name.

However they did however have a consultation on it last year:

http://www.nic.uk/policy/consultations/netuk/

And a work group:

http://www.nic.uk/policy/wg/net/

However this led to a statement on the 14 March 2007 (at the last PAB meeting):

http://www.nic.uk/digitalAssets/17115_070215_.net.uk_statement.pdf

At the July 2006 meeting the PAB resolved to accept the report of the working group chair which recommended that no changes should be made as there was no clear agreement on what such changes should be.
The .net.uk issue is no longer on the PAB work programme, but may be reinstated after a reasonable period of time or if and when stakeholders felt it merits further discussion.

Can Nominet reserve any name it likes to prevent it from being phished? I think it should do securenominet.org.uk to.

 

[seb]

What is the current policy for .net.uk

Same as for a long time as there was no consensus on how to change it.

And why does nominet have nomi.net.uk but not nominet.net.uk

Nomi.net.uk was registered before Aug 1996 so it's pre all these rules I think. As for why it doesn't have Nominet.net.uk probably because it doesn't use it and the rules would make it very difficult for anyone else to register it anyway.


seb

 

[aqls]

ok, there's a challenge!

thanks

-aqls-

 

[seb]

ok, there's a challenge!

Indeed.. The general view was that most people wanted it to be a TLD for ISPs to make sure there is namespace available for them.. and they thought there should be restrictions. The problem arose with everyone wanting restrictions that "just allowed" them within the category, but not every joe bloggs startup

seb