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On Wed, Apr 08, 1998 at 08:30:07AM -0700, Dave Crocker wrote: > At 11:44 PM 4/7/98 -0700, Michael Dillon wrote: > >services (not the web server) to another TLD. Perhaps it should be > >whois.ripe.int? Since the IPv6 equivalent of in-addr.arpa lives in .INT > >this makes sense to me. > > I think that placing such critical domain references under .INT is a > reasonable idea. > > However, RIPE isn't a treaty organization and the rules for new .INT names > is pretty specific. And IANA is rather careful about following the rules. > > Jon Postel's directive is that any proposal needs to have very precise > rules, so the first step in getting groups like RIPE authorized under .INT > is to write a set of rules that will mechanically determine who is authorized. > > Perhaps a place to start is by qualifying any organization that has > administrative or operations responsibilities directly assigned by IANA. Actually, IMAO, the proper place to start is by stringing up whomeever thought it would be a good idea to make .NET commercial by the balls, and using it for what it was designed for. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth [email protected] Member of the Technical Staff Unsolicited Commercial Emailers Sued The Suncoast Freenet "Two words: Darth Doogie." -- Jason Colby, Tampa Bay, Florida on alt.fan.heinlein +1 813 790 7592 Managing Editor, Top Of The Key sports e-zine ------------ http://www.totk.com
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