Michael and all, You are right here IMHO. But it seems reasonable to assume that both shared and non-shared gTLD's can coexist. If not, why not? I have yet to see an answer to that question that is logical to date. Michael Dillon wrote: > On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, Einar Stefferud wrote: > > > }> "IF YOUR PROBLEM SEEMS UNSOLVABLE, > > }> CONSIDER THAT YOU MAY HAVE A META PROBLEM". > > The meta-problem is that some people are determined that we should have > new privately-owned TLDs and other are determined that all new non-ccTLDs > should be shared TLDs so that domain name owners are not locked in to a > service provider in the same way that they are now locked in to NSI. > > And the meta-meta-problem is that there is no overreaching authority that > can make a decision on the meta-problem or enforce and arbitrated solution > to that problem. Therefore the problem must simmer and boil until it > becomes large enough to gain public attention. Once general public opinion > is known, more people will have the courage to push the r4esolution of the > problem in the direction that the public wants it to go. > > -- > Michael Dillon - E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Check the website for my Internet World articles - http://www.memra.com > > --- > You are subscribed to dnso.discuss as: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > To unsubscribe, change your list options, or view archives go to: > http://lists.association.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=dnso.discuss > This list system donated by Lyris Technologies (http://www.lyris.com/). Regards, -- Jeffrey A. Williams CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng. Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC. E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Number: 972-447-1894 Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208