Ed and all, Of course Ed, you are absolutely correct. No new protocol is either needed to expand and/or extend the current DNS root structure. Nor of course as is already been demonstrated on many occasions is such and extension/expansion of the existing DNS root structure with additional root structure in parallel. In fact as has been pointed out several times to David, it is not even necessary for ISP's to physically point by IP address to these additional and/or parallel roots. There are also several ways in which this can and has been achieved to date. One of which I pointed out to David some time ago and challenged him to demonstrate, which he declined of course. This tendency to see the Internet and the DNS and IP addressing systems with blinders on is of course a somewhat narrow and puritan point of view, complete with RFC's and all the existing bureaucratic baggage. Ed Gerck wrote: > "David R. Conrad" wrote: > > > Ed, > > > > > "Again the DNS requires a _single_ root." > > > So, we are now in violent agreement -- it does not have to be > > > that way. But, it does not have to be a new protocol either, > > > > If you want multiple roots, then it would need to be a new protocol -- > > No. See below. > > > you would be breaking a fundamental assumption of the DNS protocol > > itself. Of course creating a new protocol can be done, but I have yet > > to see anything more than handwaving as to why it would be worth the > > effort. > > No handwaving -- well, just a bit ;-) as I do need to wave my hand for a few > mouse clicks and type some digits. I just enter a list of trusted (in the subjective > sense [1] ) DNS Servers into my Windows machine, giving first priority (say) to > NSI and second priority to SuperRoot (say). Then, when I type an URL, what > is not found in NSI zone files will be searched in SuperRoot's. I can use a whole > series of new roots, a whole series of new registries. All, without disrupting law >and > order in cyberspace. Of course, I can do the same for my AIX and for my Linux > machines. > > That is all -- a small handwaving for man, a giant step for netkind ;-) > > Cheers, > > Ed Gerck > > [1] trust in the subjective sense is "that which I rely upon for my decisions", > loosely speaking. See the previous references for context. > > 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
