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> From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 6:47 AM > > > > > [email protected] > > > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 5:11 PM > > > > > > While I think that Bill Manning's DNS TXT suggestion is clever, and > > > > nicely distributed, it requires a lot of effort. > > > > > > actually, I think both efforts have about the same level > > > of effort. In one case, its concentrated in a single place, > > > in the other, its all over the place. > > > > The nice thing about central is that things will get done, or not done, > > consistantly. You tend to strike a closure point at some time. In the > > distributed "all over the place" model, things may never be > consistent, nor > > will they ever be complete. It is also difficult to enforce quality > > standards. > > > > Hum, is this an argument for reconsituting "Ma Bell"? No it isn't, you mistake my intentions. I was just weighing out each end of the spectrum. > One of the strengths of the Internet is its distributed nature. Tell that to DOC/NTIA/ICANN. I'm with Stef and the ORSC in this, aka; the opposition (see: www.dnso.net). > And the trend is in this direction with the addition of new > IP aware products (cell phones, networked "gadgets", et.al.) > Trying to retain a centralized structure is (IMHO) doomed to > failure. Its better to have broadly available standards that > can be enforced at the provider/subscriber boundary and then > let the market "bloom" rather than have a single forcing function > that everything must run through before proper operations can > occur. Finding that sweet-spot has been elusive. > We might as well argue for the reconstitution of the InterNIC > and the abolishment of RIPE, APNIC, ARIN. You'll get "things ... > done, or not done consistantly." and will "strike a closure point > at some time". Actually, RIPE/APINIC/ARIN is too centralized for my taste. <grin> > Striking the balance is hard but I expect that the trend is away > from centralized services. Not according to DOC/NTIA/ICANN <sigh>.
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