Re: Conflict resolution?

["David R. Conrad" <davidc@apnic.net>]

Rick,

>A shared regestry would be vastly more complex than a regular domain
>allocator. 

I agree it would be more complex, although I'd argue that most exclusive
TLD admins would likely be using the same concepts for their monopoly
domains.

>The shared regestry would have all the applications funneled
>into it. It would have to be staffed 24x7 and have a sizeable amount
>of network resources (storage, cpu, badwith)

In short, it would need to be a production service capable of
providing a high level of assurance.  How would you characterize the
load requirements of such a system as compared to (say) the airline
reservation system?

>So would it still cost the end user to obtain a nmae?

TANSTAAFL.  My model of this system is that the TLD is administered by
a neutral third party and that the neutral third party's costs are
shared by "registered agents" (the folk who have provided their public
key to the NTP) for the TLD.  The registered agents (likely but not
necessarily ISPs) would presumably pass their cost (plus some markup
corresponding with value added services) to the end user.

Regards,
-drc