On Wednesday, May 07, 1997 5:02 PM, Timothy Brown[SMTP:tbrown@I1.NET] wrote: @ # @ Who will develop this list? @ # @ # Maybe the ISP/C could take this on as a project @ # and keep a running list on their web site. @ @ As we have said numerous times, the ISP/C does not currently and will not @ in the foreseeable future have the resources to run any TLD functions, @ period. This includes the Fleming model (s0.g0), eDNS, IAHC, name.Space, @ etcetera. While it may be said that there are directors on the Board who @ would like to see this as a viable option, those directors may be leaving @ in the coming term. @ @ Speaking for myself and NOT the ISP/C, @ Timothy Brown @ Keeping a list of several hundred or up to 2,048 ASCII names is not very much work, especially when you mostly add to the list. Rather than have the FCC maintain the list, it seems easier to have some group with a vested interest and the experience to keep the list coherent. I was not referring to any name server operations, just a list of known TLDs seen around the net. Here is a sample... 800 AD AE AG AGN AI AL AM AN AO AQ AR ARPA ART ARTS AT AU AUDIO AUTO AW AZ BA BB BE BF BG BH BI BIZ BJ BM BN BO BR BS BW BY BZ CA CF CG CH CI CITY CK CL CM CN CO COM CORP CR CU CV CY CZ DE DJ DK DM DO DOT DZ EARTH EC EDU EE EG ER ES ET EUR EXP FAM FCN FI FJ FM FO FR FREE GAY GB GD GE GES GF GG GH GI GL GN GOV GP GR GT GU GW GY HIGGS HK HN HR HU ID IE IL IM IN INC INT IR IS IT JE JM JO JP JPN K12 KE KH KI KN KR KW KY KZ LA LAW LB LC LI LK LNX LS LT LTD LU LV MA MAIL MALL MC MD MED METRO MEX MG MH MIL MK ML MM MN MO MP MR MT MU MV MW MX MY MZ NA NC NE NET NEWS NF NG NI NIC NL NO NP NPO NUM NZ OM ORG PA PE PER PF PG PH PHONE PK PL PR PRO PT PY QA RO RU RW SA SB SE SEA SG SHOP SI SK SM SN SR SU SV SY SZ TC TG TH TN TO TOUR TR TT TV TW TZ UA UG UK US USA USVI UY UZ VA VC VE VI VN VU WEB WS WTV XXX YE YU Z ZA ZM ZONE ZOO ZR ZW Why is that so hard ? P.S. Armed with this list and a list of one server from each of the active Root Name Server Confederations one can derive a view of most of the useful information on the net using standard tools. "Syncing" the various Root Name Server Confederations involves checking each confederation for their "view" of each TLD and comparing that with the other Confederations. The deltas (problems) show up very quickly. -- Jim Fleming Unir Corporation http://www.Unir.Corp Check out...http://Register.A.Mall