On Tue, 25 Aug 1998, Jerry Scharf wrote:

who pays for the root nameserver traffic? The ISC goes out of business if we have to pay the traffic rates for keeping a root.

<SARCASM> Well, as Sean Doran so eloquently pointed out(paraphrasing): "If you like name resolution, please send a cheque for $x to the following address..." </SARCASM> /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Patrick Greenwell (800) 299-1288 v Systems Administrator (925) 377-1212 v NameSecure (925) 377-1414 f \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/