In one of the worst written stories I've ever seen in Ars, it's announced that -- in one of the best take-out-the-trash moments in Internet history (make the announcement not only on a Friday, but *during a NANOG*) -- NTIA is ceding control of the root DNS zone. The article very carefully does not say *to whom*; though it implies that it's ICANN. If that's the case, then I'm not sure there's actually, y'know, *news* here. But... http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/03/in-sudden-announcement-us-to-give... Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink jra@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 1274