On Sat, 23 Mar 2002 13:48:08 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote: >Hello Arachnians: > >They say that nobody "owns" the internet. This may be so. I don't >know. > >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? > >Also I have another question: >Would it be theoretically possible for a "mutiny" or a "coup" to be >to be organized among the leaders of the various domains to overthrow >the server at the top and to install a new root server? > >And another question: >Is there some kind of "line of succession" established to provide for >continuing operations of the internet in case the root server "dies" >while in office? > >I'm not plotting anything. I'm just wondering. I hope the paranoids >won't turn me in to the secret agents who are out to get me. > >Sam Heywood >-- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser - >http://arachne.cz/ > >
Come on guys, the answer is :- Wait for it! Uncle Bill Gates! Regards mel
