Can I assume that between the posting that are considering a 60 or 90 day
processing period and this email, you have received overwhelming support
for the 90 day period.  I didn't see much of it on this list so I can
assume that everyone reponded privately.

At 03:55 PM 7/15/97 +0200, Robert Shaw wrote:
>Hi,
>
>There has been an update on the http://www.gtld-mou.org site.
>
>As always, for latest news, click on "Latest News"
>
>Of specific interest:
>
>1. There is a near-final draft of the "Application Form to Qualify to 
>sign the CORE-MoU Submitted to the Internet Council of Registrars (CORE)"
>which is available from http://www.gtld-mou.org/docs/apply.htm
>
>The application process for applying to become a new gTLD Registrar 
>under the aegis of the gTLD-MoU framework is not yet open.  However,
>the target release date for the final application form is within 
>the next week after which the current application form foresees 
>approximately a 90 day application period (replacing the previously
>planned 60 day period). Also new is that the application form foresees 
>that CORE will begin "start-up" activities 30 days after the beginning 
>of acceptance of applications.
>
>In order to act as a gTLD registrar, the draft application process
>foresees the following steps:
>
>(i)   Submit a completed application form and application fee within
>      the application period;
>
>(ii)  Have the application be deemed acceptable;
>
>(iii) After the application has been deemed acceptable, sign the
>      CORE-MoU, and thereby become a member of CORE;
>
>(iv)  Conform to the operational and technical requirements determined
>      by CORE for registrars;
>
>(v)   Begin registration activities.
>
>After the commencement of registration activities by CORE, only
>Registrars may remain members of CORE.  Registrars, and only Registrars,
>shall participate in the on-going activities of CORE.
>
>Potential gTLD Registrar applicants are encouraged to carefully read 
>the application form.
>
>The application form makes reference to the DNS Walk program. The
>version on the http://www.gtld-mou.org site will be updated with a
>more robust version before the application process starts.
>
>The application form also makes reference to the CORE-MoU. The
>version on the http://www.gtld-mou.org site will be updated before 
>the application process starts.
>
>Robert
>-- 
>Robert Shaw (shaw§itu.int)
>Advisor, Global Information Infrastructure
>International Telecommunication Union (http://www.itu.int)
>Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
>
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