This slipped through my procmail filter. I've fixed the filter, but I also choose to waste my time answering it. Note that I have set the reply-to to the newdom@vrx.net list.
The people on the NANOG list seem to have missed much of the action for the past few months. I am not sure that can be quickly solved.
The people on the NANOG list have more important things to worry about.
TRUE Root Name Servers are Root Name Servers that do not also do double-duty as TLD Name Servers. The AlterNIC, Root 64, Root 128 and other movements pioneered the notion of TRUE Root Name Servers. The IANA and Network Solutions, Inc. are trying to play catch up.
I beg to differ. Two years before you knew what DNS stood for, I met with representatives of the IANA and of Network Solutions and described the problem. We have worked diligently from then 'til now to bring about some "."-only name servers, and it has required code changes in BIND to make it work without sending misshapen responses. I guess, Jim, that you just aren't in the loop. (I can't imagine why not.) I can't go on. The rest of the message I quoted above is just too bizarre.