[9447] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Root Name Server Confederations
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Perry E. Metzger)
Wed May 21 12:51:00 1997
To: Marc Hurst <mhurst@fastlane.ca>
cc: Paul A Vixie <paul@vix.com>, "'nanog@merit.edu'" <nanog@merit.edu>
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 20 May 1997 21:57:10 EDT."
<Pine.BSD/.3.91.970520214701.9940C-100000@fastlane.ca>
Reply-To: perry@piermont.com
Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 12:29:32 -0400
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Marc Hurst writes:
> > choosing any root name servers other than the 25-year-old IANA set
> > is guaranteed to cost an ISP money in unnecessary tech support and
> > bad public relations.
>
> I have the ability and the resources to challenge your accusations
> internationally,
>
> are you willing to put your money and your job where your mouth are?
If the best argument you have at your disposal is the threat of a
lawsuit, I suspect that Mr. Vixie has already won his case.
Perry
Speaking personally, and not in any official capacity
