[9449] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Root Name Server Confederations
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Marc Hurst)
Wed May 21 12:56:56 1997
Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 11:49:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: Marc Hurst <mhurst@fastlane.ca>
To: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
cc: Paul A Vixie <paul@vix.com>, "'nanog@merit.edu'" <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199705211629.MAA26824@jekyll.piermont.com>
On Wed, 21 May 1997, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
>
> 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.
If an international court were to rule in favour of the IANA and the ISOC
I would accept that mandate and call it a day.
So far I have only seen rulings coming from UScourts...
>
>
> Perry
> Speaking personally, and not in any official capacity
>
