[24519] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: ICANN Draws Fire Over Proposed Charges
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dean Robb)
Thu Jul 8 08:20:19 1999
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 05:25:41 -0400
To: Patrick Greenwell <patrick@cybernothing.org>
From: Dean Robb <pceasy@norfolk.infi.net>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990705115302.14588C-100000@unagi.cybernothin
g.org>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
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
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