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At 11:53 AM 7/5/99 -0700, Patrick Greenwell wrote: > >Certainly. First, operation of the "A" root server is going to be turned >over at the direction of the Department of Commerce. Second, at present >one or more root server operators is refusing to sign a contract with >ICANN. Third, it is my understanding that the current "l.root-server.net" >server is(was?) being designated as the new authoratative "A" >server(corrections welcome.) Is this the research contract with ICANN and half the acronyms in the USG, or is this a root-server/ICANN contract? I hadn't heard about one between the ops and ICANN - and I can certainly understand not wanting to get into a three-way (or more-way). "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of ICANN?" Dean Robb Owner, PC-EASY (757) 495-EASY [3279] On-site computer repairs, upgrades and consultations Lead SimOps columnist/reviewer on http://WWW.TheGamers.Net
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