At 7:15 PM -0800 3/20/97, Karl Denninger wrote:
you are setting up additional monopolies. monopolies over critical profits. you want to allow that. the iahc doen't.
Mr. Crocker, I really wish you'd stop posting material that just is not true and that you *know* is in fact false.
Karl, first of all, just because you are pissed at me is no reason to revert to artificial formality. We've always called each other by first names and there's no reason to stop now. Second of all, you need to re-read the above statement to which you took exception.
eDNS enables *all* business models for registration of TLDs and SLDs.
as I said, it sets up monopolies. the fact that you demure from prohibiting or requiring them does not make the above false, since it DOES mean that you permit them. Oh gee. Do we think that folks will take advantage of this opportunity you are providing them to gain exclusive control? Gosh, I wonder...
by them. As an example, f.root-servers.net, which Paul Vixie has in his control, he has admitted was partially or fully paid for by NSI.
Its tough to tell the person who pays the check every day "no". Very, very difficult.
Now, you see. That's interesting, because I don't have any trouble imagining Paul say no, even to someone who has been giving him money. It has to do with the nature of the person. That's been one of the hallmarks of the Internet, the personal integrity of those put into positions of responsibility. Why do you want to change that?
My accountability is simple. If I violate the process someone steps in and my single machine gets replaced with another. I have no authority or control
Let's see. That means that you are offering the Root du Jour. And tomorrow, it may be someone else. Personally, I rather have a system that ensures rather more stability for the DNS root and TLD service than that.
Nonsense. The TLD namespace IS global. There is nothing preventing non-US interests from registering TLDs, and in fact more than one has (proof positive that this statement is ALSO false). There are currently registrars in Germany and Japan -- pretty much opposite "ends" of the world.
Well, since I've lost track of the number of "how dare you take this outside the US" messages you've sent, your above declaration comes as a bit of a surprise. d/ -------------------- Dave Crocker +1 408 246 8253 Brandenburg Consulting fax: +1 408 249 6205 675 Spruce Dr. dcrocker@brandenburg.com Sunnyvale CA 94086 USA http://www.brandenburg.com Internet Mail Consortium http://www.imc.org, info@imc.org