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.iq Is Part of the Spoils
posted by michael on Thursday April 10 2003, @04:27AM

With the war in Iraq seemingly in its endgame, speculation is rising as to the fate of .iq. Brian McWilliams offers IQ Test for Rebuilding Iraqi Net in Wired, and Kieren McCarthy discusses Iraq, its domain and the 'terrorist-funding' owner in The Register. Speculation -- it's only that -- is that "IANA" (ICANN) will be asked to redelegate .iq much like it did for .af. ICANN will demand that the new delegate sign its contract before agreeing to the change, of course.

What ever happens, I continue to wish that IANA would at least give public notice of every request for re-delegation it receives.

Previous coverage of .iq.

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"Spoils"
by phoffman@proper.com on Thursday April 10 2003, @02:44PM (#11487)
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There are no spoils in a liberation, only in a war or in an invasion.

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If criminality is reason enough to redelegate
by fnord (reversethis-{moc.oohay} {ta} {k2yorg}) on Friday April 11 2003, @11:20AM (#11493)
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If criminality is reason enough to redelegate, then perhaps the ccTLD .pn (Pitcairn Island, home to the descendants of the Bounty mutineers) may [stuff.co.nz] soon be up for redelegation. It wouldn't be the first time [iana.org]. -g

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Dot iq redeligation and rebuidling of Iraqi Int.
by jwkckid1@ix.netcom.c on Friday April 11 2003, @11:42PM (#11495)
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It is clear that teh likely hood or the ITU and/or ICANN
will be attempting to "Play it's games" with ther
potential of redelication of .IQ and the rebuilding of
the Iraqi internet.

Yet it is possible if not likely that depending on
how the democratization of Iraq begins and perhaps
proceeds under Gen. Garner's temporary oversight
that there will be some concern as to ICANN's
illigitimate and so called required contract requirenments
in such a redeligation, which is definately needed. It has
also come to my attention some time ago that other
ccTLD designations for the different factions inside
of Iraq may well be a strong consideration. .IRQ
perhaps.

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