In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Valdis.Kletni
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>On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 12:45:23 PST, Einar Stefferud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sai
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>> ICANN stands alone in its EXCLUSIVNESS, while arguing
>> that there must only be one root. All others must die!
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>Think .BIZ.
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>Now go back and *CAREFULLY* re-read RFC 2826. Note that nowhere
>does it say that ICANN has to be "the root". What it says is "either you
>have one centrally coordinated root, or you have Balkanization".
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This is precisely the point. It doesn't matter who selects the TLDs;
all that matters is that there be a consistent set.
--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb (me)
http://www.wilyhacker.com ("Firewalls" book)
