On October 22, 2010 at 08:48 dhc2@dcrocker.net (Dave CROCKER) wrote:
On 10/21/2010 1:56 PM, Barry Shein wrote:
Well, if the DNS root servers ceased IPv4 service it'd be pretty much a fait accompli as far as the public internet is concerned.
Given the reality of fragmenting the DNS -- including its root -- that's an action that well might backfire. Current fragmentation is constrained; this could plausibly motivate more people to pursue other paths and thereby blow things up.
I wouldn't suggest doing it without A LOT of coordination with stakeholders. While we're on the subject, someone else suggested that one source of authority would be the Tier-1 vendors, the other would be governments. Tying the two sub-threads together I believe there's sufficient authority vested in the DNS management and RIRs to accomplish a transition to an, effectively, all-IPv6 internet without either of the above leading tho they would have to follow of course. -- -Barry Shein The World | bzs@TheWorld.com | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 800-THE-WRLD | Dial-Up: US, PR, Canada Software Tool & Die | Public Access Internet | SINCE 1989 *oo*