> You do ask the big question though, who would be "in charge" of the > root DNS nodes? In the conventional world, its the US Government > (doesn't that instill you with confidence in the system?).
> If there is some sort of "organization of DGC providers" that people > actually had faith in and "worked" (I'm not sure if such a beast > exists or is attempting to make a go of it), then that would be the > logical place to implement the root node of the system... That's the main point I wanted to make - who is in charge. In the DNS world one can be pretty certain that the handful of root DNS servers are managed by trustworthy individuals, and the machines are nice and safe. But in our little world of digital currencies, I wouldn't trust any existing player to run things honestly and securely. We have to come back to a discussion about laws and jurisdictions, things that force people into doing the right thing. But then, so much of this community of ours is all about steering clear of jurisdictions that force themselves on us with rules and regulations. So then what are we supposed to do! As for an organization of DGCs, I don't see that happening. In an email I was typing before redirecting my attention to this reply, I talk about how this kind of idea could be implemented at the individual DGC level - so there is no central control. Back to typing that email! BRYAN --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
