[Chapter-delegates] ISOC Chapters domain name at the ccTLD level

[Eduard Tric]

Hi Andreu,
This was also my initial suggestion, to have **.isoc.org and **.internetsociety.org aliases distributed  to each and every recognized chapter.
The cost for this operation would be 0 , it's just a matter making some changes in the dns.
According to Olivier, this setup somehow worked in the past.
Khaled suggestion is also good, chapters could ask for funding if the registration costs are high.
The intention was not to trying to push internetsociety.** over existing isoc.** , but to raise the issue of brand protection. 
The point is that  it's very difficult (cost time, money ) to recover a domain name after a registration made in bad faith.
Regards,
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andreu Veà i Baró" <landreu at gmail.com>
To: "Khaled KOUBAA" <khaled.koubaa at gmail.com>, chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 3:39:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Chapters domain name at the ccTLD level

Thanks Khaled,

But then I think:

Wouldn't it be easier to have (as we had long ago) a general and top level
domain  named   isoc.org  or internetsociety.org from where ALL the *active*
chapters could have their own subdomain, even if they're representing
countries or like in the case of Spain (probably the country with the
highest number of chapters per country, 7 chapters 1 country) which are just
local communities.

			ES.isoc.org    (same with internetsociety.org)
			CAT.isoc.org
			
ADVANTATGES:   you could know right away if the chapter was "alive" as it
would have a centralized management from HQ.
		   It would give a sense of a coordinated organization

All this without changing what we already have. Nothing happens if you've
also a ccTLD domain for your chapter:  it would be two ways to get to the
same place. That's why and for "domains" were invented for... to create and
organize a "domain of an organization"... we're going the opposite way until
now.

		&reu



> -----Original Message-----
> From: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org [mailto:chapter-delegates-
> bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of Khaled KOUBAA
> Sent: viernes, 23 de diciembre de 2011 11:08
> To: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Chapters domain name at the ccTLD level
> 
> Hi all,
> I noticed that some chapters has been very reactive in registering the
> chapter domain name at the level of the ccTLD, and this is very good.
> I propose that we standardize this by making clear a process for each
> chapter to register the domain name.
> For me there is 2 cases :
> - A chapter that represent a country : A chapter that represent one
country
> that doesn't a multi-communities that may one day need to create other
> chapters. This case the chapter may register isoc.cctld and
> internetsociety.cctld
> - A chapter that represent a community/region in a country : In this case
the
> domain name will be isoc-[community/region].cctld or internetsociety-
> [community/region].cctld
> I suggest that those domain names will be registered and paid by Internet
> Society through the chapter and depending of each ccTLD regulation. But at
> least such cost should be supported by ISOC as we noticed some chapters
> are in need of such support specially for those where ccTLD is pricing the
> domain name high.
> With that I want to stress on the fact that : ISOC and its chapters HAS to
be
> at the real front and TOP of Internet technology comparing to other NGOs
or
> community.
> Regards,
> 
> Khaled KOUBAA
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