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| |logo = | | |logo = |
− | |status = Proposed | + | |status = Cancelled |
| |manager = | | |manager = |
| |country = International | | |country = International |
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| |category = [[:Category:Technology New gTLDs|Technology]] | | |category = [[:Category:Technology New gTLDs|Technology]] |
| |community = | | |community = |
− | |priority = 819 - [[Amazon]]<br>911 - [[Donuts]] (Victor Dale, LLC)<br>982 - [[GMO Registry]]<br>1075 - [[WhitePages TLD LLC]]<br>1724 - [[Afilias]]<br>1787 - [[Google]] ([[Charleston Road Registry Inc.]]) | + | |priority = 819 - [[Amazon]]<br>911 - [[Donuts]] (Victor Dale, LLC)<br>982 - [[GMO Registry]]<br>1075 - [[WhitePages TLD LLC]]<br>1787 - [[Google]] ([[Charleston Road Registry Inc.]]) |
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− | '''.mail''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. | + | '''.mail''' was a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. |
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| ==Applicants== | | ==Applicants== |
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| The warning states that the applicant is "seeking exclusive access to a common generic string .. that relates to a broad market sector," which Ms. Dryden notes could have unintended consequences and a negative impact on competition.<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/Mail-AU-50020.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353429319000 Mail AU, GACweb.ICANN.org] Retrieved 25 Nov 2012</ref> | | The warning states that the applicant is "seeking exclusive access to a common generic string .. that relates to a broad market sector," which Ms. Dryden notes could have unintended consequences and a negative impact on competition.<ref>[https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/22938690/Mail-AU-50020.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1353429319000 Mail AU, GACweb.ICANN.org] Retrieved 25 Nov 2012</ref> |
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| + | ==Name Collision Concerns and Cancellation== |
| + | [[ICANN]] hired firm [[Interisle Consulting]] to carry out an independent investigation on the issues that may arise from new gTLDs that are identical to TLDs being used on internal networks. The publishing of the report sparked a community-wide debate that later became known as the [[Name Collision]] issue. The firm reported at [[ICANN 47]] that the .mail, [[.home]], and [[.corp]] gTLDs were cause for serious concern since those strings are widely in use by internal naming systems. In response to the report, [[ICANN]] labeled the three strings as "high risk" and proposed that none of the strings be delegated until it could be proven that risk is low.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13994-new-gtlds-are-the-new-y2k-corp-and-home-are-doomed-and-everything-else-is-delayed New gTLDs are the New Y2K, Domain Incite] Retrieved 12 Sept 2013</ref> |
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| + | In 2015, the IETF's DNS Operations committee began drafting an [[RFC]] with the intention of setting a standard of reserving .corp, .home, and .mail from general use, in deference to the exceedingly common use in intranets.<ref name="boardres">[https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2018-02-04-en#2.c Board Resolution regarding .mail, .home, and .corp strings], Feb. 4, 2018</ref> |
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| + | On February 4, 2018, the [[ICANN Board]] issued a resolution to cease processing of all applications for the three strings. Applicants were provided a full refund of their application fee.<ref name="boardres" /> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |