> >Mainly the following:
> >
> >- We have had a lot of people coming out very explicitly in *favor* of
> >the current policy, and stating this in emails, phone conversations etc.
> >with the Norwegian registration authority.
> >
> >- There is a formalized process to handle complaints (ie. of a domain
> >name being rejected). We take the number of complaints per year (handled
> >through this process), which is very low, as an indication that not too
> >many people are terribly dissatisfied with the current policy.
> >
>
> But you have no way of using that to gauge the number of people who
> are dissatisified with the policy, but abide by it by not attempting
> to register additional names.
These people can voice their dissatisfaction in various ways other than
simply not attempting to register a domain name, of course. We have free
speech in Norway too.
> I would bet the numbers are much higher. I remember myself receiving
> comments about .NO when there was a discussion on this list earlier
> this year about .NO preventing use of some ISO code TLDs of Norwegian
> territories.
If people are dissatisfied with the current policy, one would hope that
they supply some input to the current ongoing activity of changing this
policy.
Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
