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Re: Sharing

On Sat, 21 Dec 1996, Christopher Ambler wrote:

> 1. Who is the registry for these; who is the central database? How will
>    it operate? What software? With nothing available, can you honestly
>    believe that this will be up and running by March? 

I've said this before and I'll say it again. The job of running a registry
database is a trivial technical problem that can easily be arranged with
only a few weeks notice. I am assuming the use of commercial grade UNIX
systems, commercial multi-user database like Oracle or Informix or
Progress, and an experienced database implementor. There should be no
problem in setting up a telnettable interface and CGI forms interface
within that timeframe. 

> 3. How do they share the database and insure data validity?

The normal way that corporations in todays world create shared databases
and ensure validity. 

> 4. Who runs them?
> 5. How do they charge? 
> 6. Who gets renewal fees? 
> 7. If registrar A charges $50, ...
> 8. If an SLD owner chooses to change registrars, ...

I think the IAHC expects us to be answering these kinds of questions, not
asking them.

Michael Dillon                   -               Internet & ISP Consulting
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