Re: Comments on Karl's draft

[Karl Denninger <karl@Mcs.Net>]

> 
> On Wed, 27 Nov 1996, Karl Denninger wrote:
> > > I think there is another rule that needs to be stated: that the
> > > ISOC/IANA/IETF, being entrusted with the responsibility for ".",
> > > shall take all necessary measures that the Internet name space not
> > > become balkanized and that the Internet continue to function in a
> > > suitable manner as it does today (probably needs lots of
> > > embelishment and fixing up but you get the idea).
> > 
> > Is the ISOC/IANA/IETF also going to take up the banner when it comes to
> > peering agreements and the stupidity that is ALREADY causing balkanization
> > of the net?
> > 
> > If the I* organizations think THIS is properly their area, then address the
> > whole problem.   Frankly, DNS is the least of your worries in this arena.
> 
> If it is a problem, then we need to do our small part to make sure that
> the problem doesn't get any bigger.  Addressing "the whole problem" is
> a bit too big for the IAHC to handle.
> 
> Hank Nussbacher
> IAHC member

Addressing 2% of a problem and then claiming you did something worthwhile is
dishonest.

This is precisely what the so-called "secure HTTP server" people are doing.

Please do not make the same mistake.

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