At 11:53 AM 7/5/99 -0700, Patrick Greenwell wrote:
Certainly. First, operation of the "A" root server is going to be turned over at the direction of the Department of Commerce. Second, at present one or more root server operators is refusing to sign a contract with ICANN. Third, it is my understanding that the current "l.root-server.net" server is(was?) being designated as the new authoratative "A" server(corrections welcome.)
Is this the research contract with ICANN and half the acronyms in the USG, or is this a root-server/ICANN contract? I hadn't heard about one between the ops and ICANN - and I can certainly understand not wanting to get into a three-way (or more-way). "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of ICANN?" Dean Robb Owner, PC-EASY (757) 495-EASY [3279] On-site computer repairs, upgrades and consultations Lead SimOps columnist/reviewer on http://WWW.TheGamers.Net