Received May 21, 2001 From: "Hollenbeck, Scott" Scott Hollenbeck of VeriSign developed the first drafts of the Extensible Provisioning Protocol, or EPP, as protocol proposals for consideration in the normal IETF standards development process. All of the submitted drafts have been provided in full conformance with Section 10 of RFC2026. VeriSign does not claim any intellectual property rights over the protocol itself or the terms "Extensible Provisioning Protocol" or "EPP". Scott Hollenbeck VeriSign Global Registry Services 21345 Ridgetop Circle, MS R2-1 Dulles, VA 20166-6503 USA