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> >From tha archives, "J" was only supposed to be at NSI for a temporary > period before moving to a different location (and organization), much like > "L" and "M" moved to LINX and WIDE after a brief period at ISI and NSI. > > The real question isn't why "J" has moved a few miles to a different > Verisign building, but where in the world should "J" move? > > >From my limited understanding of the data, Hong Kong appears to be the > most technically sound location for a new root server. Asia-Pacific rim > is heavly dependant on "M" now. Yes, a lot of A-P traffic is exchanged on > the west coast of the US. But HK is probably the second most central > telcomm location for the regiona. South America, Africa, Russia, India > have lots of people, but aren't very central network-wise. Root servers > need to be able to serve the world, not just a local region or country. patience grasshopper. :) pushing "J" to a distinctly different broadcast domain is the first step to pushing that instance elsewhere. pre-ICANN, things moved fairly quickly as compared to post-ICANN. --bill
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