[Chapter-delegates] PILOT sub-domain delegation service

[Frans Gerbosch]

I volunteer as wel.

Frans Gerbosch
ISOC Belgium

> Dear Anne: You wrote "If we go with isoc.org we will need to
> define a clear policy for the namespace and then a smaller group of
> volunteers to assist in defining a policy would be very helpful"
>
> I volunteer to work on this.
>
> Carlos Vera
> ISOC Ecuador
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anne Lord" <lord at isoc.org>
> To: "Chapter Delegates" <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 2:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] PILOT sub-domain delegation service
>
>
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Firstly apologies that it has taken me a few days to reply to this
> thread and thanks for your many postings and feedback in response to
> the announcement.  It is great to hear from so many people!
>
> In response to some concerns, I should clarify that existing chapter
> domains can co-exist with any sub-domains delegated and that this
> service is being offered in response to requests from a number of
> chapters to provide such a service.
>
> A related point often mentioned by members and chapters is regarding
> additional efforts that ISOC might undertake with respect to
> increasing  global recognition for ISOC as a whole.   This pilot will
> help in that respect.  As consistency is a strong driver towards
> global recognition and aids our professional image,  this and other
> policies will be revisited in the future, along with other tools of
> branding like the use of the ISOC logo.   ISOC members and chapters
> would of course be fully involved with any reviews of policy.
>
> I  hear the comments and the preference for sub-domains within the
> isoc.org domain.  The rationale behind the proposal to put all
> Chapter addresses in the format [chaptername].chapters.isoc.org was
> as follows:
>
> - it would allow for a clean segmentation of Chapter DNS info from
> ISOC's operational DNS info. Subdomains of isoc.org are already used
> for areas other than web addresses - for example, the isoc.org zone
> file already has geneva.isoc.org and gva.isoc.org in use for
> operations of the ISOC office in Geneva and this is nothing to do
> with the ISOC Geneva chapter.
>
> - a clean separation leaves the door open for *any* name whatsoever
> within chapter(s).isoc.org with no risk of conflict with existing DNS
> entries.
>
> - Separating out the entries also allows for separate management at
> some point in the future. This would be harder if the zone files were
> intermingled.
>
> I'd  like to continue this discussion in light of comments to-date
> and this fuller exposé of the rationale and to hold off on the idea
> of a committee just now to see what the overall preference for the
> sub-domain from folk is. If we go with isoc.org we will need to
> define a clear policy for the namespace and then a smaller group of
> volunteers to assist in defining a policy would be very helpful.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Anne
>
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