[8093] in North American Network Operators' Group
IP Ownership and Domain Names
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Fleming)
Sun Mar 9 18:39:52 1997
From: Jim Fleming <JimFleming@unety.net>
To: Geoff Huston <gih@telstra.net>,
"'Steven M. Bellovin'"
<smb@research.att.com>
Cc: "nanog@merit.edu" <nanog@merit.edu>, "piara@apnic.net"
<piara@apnic.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 1997 17:22:03 -0600
On Sunday, March 09, 1997 9:56 PM, Steven M. Bellovin[SMTP:smb@research.att.com] wrote:
@ At 08:23 AM 3/10/97 +1000, Geoff Huston wrote:
@ >Of course this scenario breaks down quickly..
@ >
@ >Listed registrant A "sells" to B who "sells" to C who...
@ >
@ >Now the sucker who "buys" from C has the problem of tracing authenticity
@ >of the "title" C is selling. This is not easy, particularly if B is less
@ >than scrupulous and has "sold" title to a number of folk including
@ >C, or if C is unscrupulous and is "selling" without have concluded
@ >and transaction with B.
@
@ This can easily be solved in a number of ways. For example, a public key
@ could be publicly associated with each address. A transfer is accomplished
@ by signing a message to that effect. Similarly -- and very importantly --
@ control over routing of that address is also governed by that
@ private/public key pair. There's more to this protocol than I've
@ described, but it can be made to work.
@
@
You could also handle it just like "domain names"....
Does AT&T "own"....ATT.COM ?
Does AT&T "own"....
12.IN-ADDR.ARPA ?
and
135.IN-ADDR.ARPA ?
How about...
12.IP4.INT ?
135.IP4.INT ?
are those registered....?
FL 12.0.0.0 AT&T ITS (NET-ATT)
FL 135.0.0.0 AT&T ITS (NET-ATT-135-0-0-0-B)
--
Jim Fleming
Unir Corporation
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