[64122] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Verisign to sell Network Solutions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Simon Lockhart)
Thu Oct 16 12:20:07 2003
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 16:58:08 +0100
From: Simon Lockhart <simon.lockhart@bbc.co.uk>
To: Chris Woodfield <rekoil@semihuman.com>
Cc: "Adam C. Greenfield" <agreenfield@jtlnet.com>,
Mark Radabaugh <mark@amplex.net>, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <20031016151925.GA5669@semihuman.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Thu Oct 16, 2003 at 11:19:25AM -0400, Chris Woodfield wrote:
> So...correct me if I'm wrong here...does this mean that the registry services
> operations and the GTLD maintenance operations for .com/.net will be owned by
> different companies?
>
> Isn't that what we wanted all along?
Yes, except I think that people would prefer that Verisign kept .com/.net
registry operations (because they can choose not to use them), and sold the
GTLD operations to someone else ;-)
Simon
--
Simon Lockhart | Tel: +44 (0)1628 407720 (x37720) | Si fractum
Technology Manager | Fax: +44 (0)1628 407701 (x37701) | non sit, noli
BBC Internet Operations | Email: Simon.Lockhart@bbc.co.uk | id reficere
BBC Technology, Maiden House, Vanwall Road, Maidenhead. SL6 4UB. UK
