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Jim Fleming wrote: > > People might want to look on the bright side > of the recent failure by Network Solutions, Inc. > to properly distribute the .COM zone information. > > This failure will likely make it clear that .COM, .NET > and .ORG should be moved to a collection of private, NSI, > TLD Name Servers and off of the legacy Root Name > Servers operated by the U.S. Government and a few > volunteers. > > The failure comes at a time when the NSF has made > it clear that they are slipping out the back door of the > "Registry Industry", at a time when Network Solutions, > Inc. has recently relocated domain registration personnel > to a new building, and at a time when Network Solutions, Inc. > is raising more capital via an IPO and making it clear > that they intend to continue registering .COM domains. > <http://www.netsol.com> > > The timing could not be better for this "failure". The > solution is clearly for NSI to harden the .COM, .NET > and .ORG TLD servers with their own infrastructure. > > The various Root Name Server Confederations around > the world have little choice but to point .COM, .NET > and .ORG references to the NSI servers (currently > the legacy roots). Until other States besides Virginia > or other countries set up their own .COM servers, this > will be the case and NSI will have what some people > view as a "monopoly". Let me see if I understand this logic. _NSI_ screws up. This proves that the volunteer and govt TLD name servers can't do their job, and that _NSI_ should do their job. Hmm.
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