[IFWP] Re: switching among alternative root zones

[Jon Zittrain]

Greg,

So far as I know, consumers can edit the fields in their network control 
settings for most OSs to direct themselves to any DNS server willing to 
resolve names for them.  So I can use any ISP I please while unbundling DNS 
resolution from the ISP's collection of services.  Doesn't seem to me a 
grand leap to write a quick app that makes the necessary changes so one 
doesn't even have to open control panels.

That said, I still think people would gravitate to the legacy root--indeed, 
despite the choice above, they do.  ...JZ

At 05:25 PM 7/13/99 , you wrote:

>*sigh*
>
>Are there any people from the ISP or NAP community on this list who
>are willing to comment (even privately) on how willing they have been
>to point their servers at alternative root zones, or to what
>extent they want any (or all) of the TLDs in these zones added to the
>IANA roots?
>
>Don't consumers already have this choice?  They can very well pick an
>ISP or NAP depending upon what TLDs they resolve (or will let them
>resolve).
>
>--gregbo