Thanks William X...
Let us know if we may assist you in any way.
Best...\Stef
>From your message Sun, 21 Mar 1999 14:29:25 -0800 (PST):
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}For the last 24 hours this has been a matter of a great deal of thought for me.
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}Even has I finished work late last night, I was willing to give NSI the
}benefit of the doubt and see what Chuck had to say today.
}
}But today's posts show me exactly where NSI stands.
}
}I've decided I am going to change a major position I have held as a result.
}A position I held because I insisted on believing in the process, and in the
}system, that when all was said and done we would have a fair and open
}structure.
}
}As such I criticized those who participated in activities that I felt were
}outside the scope of the process. This included such activities as the Open
}Root Server Confederation's "Staging Root Server."
}
}In discussions with other Service Providers, and after some long and deep
}thought on my own this morning, I have decided to change my views. And to
}actively encourage others to do the same.
}
}Beginning in just a few hours, DSo Internet will turn on a root server serving
}the "root" zone as pulled from the ORSC staging root, which includes a number
}of TLDs not currently in the NSI operated USG controlled root. Further we
}will be strongly encouraging other Service Providers to do the same. I know
}of at least 4 providers who will be pointing their hints file to ORSC
}staging root servers.
}
}I further encourage all TLD operators with TLDs in the ORSC root zone to
}secure a second level domain that is equal to the tld they operate, perhaps
}in one of the ccTLDs, to do as Iperdome does and offer a functional domain
}to those whose providers will not point to an alternative root. I'd be
}happy to work with them to research their options in this area. It is
}only with operational facilities that this can be used to our mutual
}benefit (and indeed the benefit of the entire community). I would
}seriously urge CORE to drop all their differences with the ORSC and
}join these efforts as well.
}
}It is time to work around the problem.
}
}I have given this a lot of thought, and while I will not support the efforts
}of the AURSC/IRSC, since I see it as nothing more than a power grab by one
}main person and people who think it would be cool to be a part of it, I see
}the ORSC effort as much more fair and open operation, with an open
}non-exclusionary decision making model, etc. Even when I was a detractor
}of this operation, my views and opinions were listened to and discussed as
}an equal participant.
}
}DSo Internet fully supports the efforts of the ORSC staging root, and will be
}encouraging its use wherever that may be possible. We will be working on a
}position paper on this issue for posting on our website this week.
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}William X. Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
}General Manager, DSo Internet Services
}Date: 21-Mar-99
}Time: 14:07:29
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