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[Psilo <dns AT psilo.org>]

I am seeing a lot of interesting points in this thread.

First I would like to apologize about the emphasis I put on my first e-mail.
It was a little bit aggressive.

About the TLD charters, it seems a bit more complicated than I thought.
There are several countries involved: USA as the official OpenNIC home land
(I guess), the TLD manager's country, and the domain registrant's country.
Maybe the registrant has to respect the laws in all these countries, but it
looks complicated! I don't really know how to keep this simple.

About the TLD suspension, as Julian asked, may I suggest the following
rules. Please comment!

*OpenNIC TLD suspension policy*

*Rule 1* - A TLD suspension is the exclusion of the TLD from the OpenNIC
network, due to the lack of respect of one or several rules of this policy.
A TLD suspension requires a vote from the OpenNIC Tier 1 and Tier 2
operators. If the suspension is decided, a grace period is determined by
OpenNIC Tier 1 operators for the TLD to reintegrate the OpenNIC network. If
the TLD manager is able to fix the problem during the grace period, then the
TLD is reintegrated.

*Rule 2* - If a TLD has not been reintegrated during the grace period, then
the other Tier 1 operators can volunteer to host the TLD on their DNS. If no
Tier 1 operator volunteers, then the TLD is deleted. If several Tier 1
operators volunteer, then a public deathmatch is organized, where the last
operator alive will obtain the TLD. Or the operators can discuss a peaceful
agreement.

*Rule 3* - A TLD manager should warn before a planned interruption of the
TLD main DNS server, and if possible give an estimation of the interruption
duration. Otherwise, if the TLD manager cannot be contacted to discuss the
interruption, a suspension of the TLD can be considered after a period of 15
days.

*Rule 4* - A TLD should host at least one registered domain, serving other
purpose than the TLD operations, with a DNS record pointing to a valid IP
address. A TLD suspension may be considered if no domains are registered and
valid for a period of 90 days.

*Rule 5* - In case of emergency, OpenNIC should be able to contact a TLD
manager by e-mail, and get an answer in a reasonable time. If OpenNIC has no
means to contact the TLD manager, and a situation cannot be solved because
of this after a period of 15 days, a TLD suspension may be considered.**

Regards,
Psilo