I don't know if changing the policy under which root servers are run (or the people that run them) is a long term solution and I'll leave the short term question to be debated by others. However, I am curious if there might be a better method to name service design which would lessen the dependancy on a set of root servers. Is anyone aware of proposals for aternative methods of implementing nameservice? (And is there a better forum in which to discuss such proposals?) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne Bouchard GlobalCenter web@primenet.com Primenet Network Engineering Internet Solutions for (602) 416-6422 800-373-2499 x6422 Growing Businesses FAX: (602) 416-9422 http://www.primenet.com http://www.globalcenter.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------