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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: ICANN Draws Fire Over Proposed Charges
> On Mon, 5 Jul 1999 [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > > http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19990705S0003 > > > > > > I hope that the root servers are not turned over to this ICANN > > > group. I believe this to be a disaster in waiting and will not remedy > > > the problem as it exists. > > > > > > Henry > > > > As I understand it, the root servers will stay put, > > where they are and operated by the current group of operators. > > That is not entirely true. I'd be interested in your thoughts on why you think that there will be a change in the root server operators or placement of servers. As an operator I've been paying attention to this and think I understand whats going on. > > Methinks the reporter here has a serious misunderstanding of > > the issues. As to the "problem that exists", I can only hope that > > you are right and we only have a single "problem". > > I didn't see the reporter injecting commentary in the article, instead > sticking to objective facts and quotations, so I am curious as to why you > believe they have a "serious misunderstanding" of the issues. mixing a proposed domain registration fee and coordination of root servers seem to be orthaginal issues. While the "objective facts and quotations" may be accurate, they may not have any relevence to each other. Looks a lot like a hash to me... > /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ > Patrick Greenwell Telocity http://www.telocity.com > (408) 863-6617 v (tinc) (408) 777-1451 f > "This is our time. It will not come again." > \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ --bill |