On Sat, 23 Mar 2002 13:48:08 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote: > However, isn't there something called a "root" server that sits at > the very top of some gigantesque pyramidal structure constructed > from all the building blocks of the various "domains"? Would not > this so-called "root" server ultimately have the power to control > and administrate all other servers tied into the system?
> If that describes somewhat how the system is set up, then somebody > or some organization has to "own" the root server, and the root > server has to be located in some country. > My question is who owns and controls the root server, and where is > this server located? I don't think this is an accurate description of how the Internet is orgainized. It's not a pyramidal structure at all--maybe it's more like a strawberry plant. There is no central server running and controling things and it's not owned by any one orgainisation or entity. The Internet is merely an agreed on way for various computer networks to communicate with each other. There is no individual part that is essential to the whole and that couldn't be eliminated--so there is no way a coup or "takeover" could be sucessful. There is nothing to take control of and no way for it to be shut down. It just doesn't work that way. Sam Ewalt Croswell, Michigan, USA -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
