the collisions dont seem to be being avoided Checking (AlterNIC) nameserver ny.alternic.org for .SHOP SHOP. in ns BERK.SERV.NIC.INFO Checking (NEWNET) nameserver ns0.newdotnet.net for .SHOP SHOP. in ns UDNS1.NEWDOTNET.NET Checking (NS) nameserver ns.autono.net for .SHOP SHOP. in ns ALLADIN.DDS.NL See - you open it up and it all falls apart These "finder tools" are bobbins, they just query against a botched together list of servers. .. also ORSC sounds techie friendly - it has the word open in so it must be good - but c'mon theres no difference between it and new.net or whoever? having said that maybe it would be better than icann.. only problem is who has to give them the authority and make everyone abide by it? Steve On Sun, 18 Mar 2001, Patrick Corliss wrote:
Simon Higgs <simon@higgs.com> wrote: On Sunday, March 18, 2001 8:12 AM (AEST)
TLD Finder Tools (collision avoidance tools) are available for people to see which TLDs are already "in play":
ORSC have a Top Level Domain Finder which queries the ORSC root zone: http://tldfind.open-rsc.org/
Planet Communications & Computing Facility (PCCF - who run the .GOD registry) have a TLD Finder which queries multiple roots: http://www.pccf.net/cgi-bin/root-servers/whereis-tld?+
AlterNIC's newest tool http://www.alternic.org/tldfinder.html