Roeland Meyer wrote:
+ In the case of a purely private network, built on an internal TLD (call
+ it PNET), as you suggest, there is a bleed-though effect. Although the
+ internal IP block is a private one (not visible outside that block) and
+ the public IP addresses are only gateways, the node within that private
+ network still have access to the Internet via the proxy-servers(gateways)
+ Were the root-server to assign a public TLD, called PNET, then none of
+ the internal nodes of the private PNET TLD would be able to access any
+ node on the public PNET TLD. This is a Denial of Service issue. For this
+ reason, the root-servers must acknowledge private TLDs, even if they
+ don't list them in the roots.
Not necessarily. Private addressing schemes can
easily adjust any potential conflicts at their own
gateway level with no effects or adjustment necessary
from the world outside. It is just a matter of
programming their software to allow a seamless and
smooth transition and/or training the internal
staff to enter some key combination or click on
some radio button when they wish to "leave" the
internal network and access some conflicting
external address. Otherwise all some corporation
or political organization need do is turn any and
all potential naming schemes into one massive
capital infused Virtual Private Network and then
sue *EVERYONE* into submitting to their alleged
ownership to their alleged intellectual property.
Sort of a definition of US foreign policy but
that's quite another debate, isn't it ...
Gateways are capable of being as easily and as
smartly configured as the desktops of modern
computers. This will allow for multiple and even
conflicting addressing schemes because it will
be the true meaning and intent of our efforts -
COMMUNICATING - that will be at the forefront of
our concerns. *Not* the crazy gold rush grab for
silly virtual territory that is fundamentally and
absolutely worthless since it is based on IMAGINARY
substance susceptable to infinite permutations and
transformation. Unfortunately we start out with
limited and restricted perspective (as in any other
new adventure) and procede to greater vantage and
clearer understanding. Where upon many more things
become possible than were at first conceived of
possible. Such is the way of life and the universe
and all that stuff, including more probably.
Bob Allisat
Free Community Network ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ http://fcn.net
