[67440] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Root Servers Request
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Vixie)
Mon Feb 9 23:33:03 2004
To: nanog@merit.edu
From: Paul Vixie <vixie@vix.com>
Date: 10 Feb 2004 04:32:23 +0000
In-Reply-To: <200402092003.33341.lists@lazyeyez.net>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
lists@lazyeyez.net (Donovan Hill) writes:
> > thanks for your vote of confidence. here are some facts you should know:
> >
> > 1. there are 13 root servers, not one.
>
> gah! I did mean plural.
in that case i disagree. no single entity should control all of the servers.
> > 2. isc already runs one (f-root).
>
> You should be the authority IMO.
i think the selection of the authority needs to be made by a wider
audience. for example, by some assembly of icann. the community
of interest in root name service is world wide, not north american.
> > 3. icann doesn't formally read nanog.
>
> Yeah. I think I'll send a letter.
or go to the next icann meeting in rome. or both.
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Paul Vixie
