[67502] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: A few words on VeriSign's sitefinder
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Vixie)
Tue Feb 10 19:42:47 2004
To: nanog@merit.edu
From: Paul Vixie <vixie@vix.com>
Date: 11 Feb 2004 00:42:11 +0000
In-Reply-To: <200402101955.i1AJtKBn013313@july.skynet.be>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
david.monosov@futureinquestion.net ("David Monosov") writes:
> ...
> Root servers, and the .net, .com (as well as .org) domains belong to the
> world now; Welcome to the global democracy, brought to you by the ability
> to send packets across the globe at the speed of light. We all rely on
> them, and their management should be done in a way appropriate for their
> status.
i tend to agree that there is a conflict of interest between the commercial
providers in this sector and both (a) their own customers, as well as (b) the
outside community of interest. and...
> There are many capable organizations worldwide which could assume such a
> task. ISC (previously mentioned in this context) would indeed be a fine
> choice as it has proven itself to be reliable and politically independent
> over time.
thank you, on behalf of isc and our board, for your respectful words. but...
> ... Power is a dangerous thing, especially in the wrong hands.
power is dangerous thing, in any small set of hands. diversity in all things!
--
Paul Vixie
