(subject rename with apologies to Peter, Paul, and Mary)
Date: 18 Nov 2001 19:23:37 -0800 From: Paul Vixie <vixie@vix.com>
However, there's only one real root zone at any given moment, according to DNS's specification and at least one implementation.
Tired of domain inavailability? Burned by a scalper? Use us as your root, and buy domains from me! Get any domain that you really want! Once we start down the slippery slope of "I'm a root too", how many different ad hoc DNS "universes" (for lack of better term) must we have before we decide that things are "broken"? I'd hazard a guess that 99.9% of Internet users want things to "just work" cohesively and consistently. Crimony, users of a certain "get 1000 hours free your first month"[*] service have troubles realizing that ".com" is not optional and automatically assumed. I've seen countless people enter domain names in search boxes, not realizing the difference between a search engine input and an URL! [*] Lest I get reminded how many hours are in a month, I know. Note quotes. Interpret referenced text seriously at your own risk. May cause drowsiness. Maintaining a single, authoritative root seems, IMHO, to be a Good Thing. Given multiple registries, namespace collisions would get ugly -- and, even in the absence of collisions, let us consider "reachability" issues. This isn't a question of "I like ICANN" or not... it's a question of the system. Do people decide that they like or dislike our system of government based solely on specific elected officials? (I suppose that some do, and this will open a tangent thread, but I presently can't think of a better analogy.) Cheap domains from the EverQuick root! Guaranteed to work at a handful of local dialups and dedicated-line customers! :-) I think that I'll start handing out ASNs and IP space, too... Eddy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - EverQuick Internet Division Phone: +1 (316) 794-8922 Wichita/(Inter)national Phone: +1 (785) 865-5885 Lawrence --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 11:23:58 +0000 (GMT) From: A Trap <blacklist@brics.com> To: blacklist@brics.com Subject: Please ignore this portion of my mail signature. These last few lines are a trap for address-harvesting spambots. Do NOT send mail to <blacklist@brics.com>, or you are likely to be blocked.