> >i thought i'd posted this to namedroppers but i never saw it there and
> >folks are asking, so...
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: re: F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET is no longer open for AXFR of COM, NET, or ORG
> >Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 14:16:05 -0700
> >From: Paul A Vixie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >The US-DoC has asked that we extend the period during which we disallow
> >"AXFR" public access to our service copies of the COM, NET, and ORG zones.
> >The new date is September 16.
One has to ask, by what statutory authority has the DoC requested that
this be done.
The answer will, as usual, be handwaving vagueness.
I certainly don't know of any authority under which the Department of
Commerce can engage in "controlled experiements" of the DNS System.
--karl--
