[SpamCop-List] Re: red- and blue-dns.info, jakesdns.biz

[R. P. McCormick]

> Does ICANN really takes action?

Yes.  In a number of ways.  They have some info
on their site - you can find other references elsewhere.

They spent a significant amount of time and effort on
their whois data accuracy policy - and they mean to
enforce it.

They have clearly put registrars on notice that:
- registrars are responsible for the info their registrants supply
- registrars can loose accreditiation for non-compliance
- registration agreements that registrars have with their registrants
  must include the (pass-thru) ICANN terms for whois data accuracy

> Sometimes ago I read that ICANN is chronically under-
> funded and desperatly seeking for every cent they can make.

I have not heard or read that is the case.  They do have a
budget and have to work within it.

> So, why should ICANN abandon some registrars which
> pay the funds for ICANN?

Because it is their own mandate.  And if they clobber a registrar,
domains registered with that registrar will just become handled
by some *other* registrar.  If there were one less registrar in
the world - it won't affect ICANN: those wishing to register
domains will find someone!

R P McCormick
SpamCop user