- Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 11:17:17 -0600
- From: Jim Fleming <JimFleming@unety.net>
- Subject: IAHC Root Servers ?
@@@@@@ http://www.iahc.org/iahc-discuss/mail-archive/2715.html
Re: Tally of 3 to 1 (Was Re: A position paper)
Jeff Williams (jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com)
Sun, 29 Dec 1996 09:01:39 +0000
Vince,
In that I was copied on this I will see if I can respond in a
meaning ful manner. :) Read below comments.
Vince Wolodkin wrote:
>
> Perhaps a compromise could be reached on the lottery issue. I don't
> believe that there will be a HUGE number of qualified applicants to run
> a registry. That being said, maybe it would make sense to not plan for
> a lottery in the first year. A lottery might still occur in the first
> year if the number of qualified applicants SIGNIFICANTLY exceeds the
> planned assignment of registries. If there are only two or three more
> qualified applicants than slots, then why not just extend the number of
> registries? In other words, don't have a lottery unless it becomes
> necessary. I DO see a reason to limit the number of registries in the
> first year until all the protocols can be worked out for sharing.
In princpal I could agree with this plan givin two provisos.
1.) reduction of the $20k fee, to say, $2k to $5k.
2.) The limit to be increased to greater than 50 and less than 100,
for the first year.
>
> On the 60 day issue, I would tend to think that if the registries
> published a combined list
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
You might want to point out that the IAHC should focus on
developing a mechanism in which they approve which TLD
Name Server entries get put in *their* Root Name Servers.
(or the one's they think they control)
They may want to set their fees, in line, with the industry
for such services. If they over price their services, then
they will price themselves out of the market.
Also, the IAHC should probably clarify who these fees
are being paid to and what rights are obtained by companies
who pay such fees. If the IAHC is selling the equivalent
of "Internet Franchises", then they better study the various
laws in that area.
If on the other hand the IAHC is operating a network of
Root Name Servers, then they should be able to identify
some of the features of these servers and the right they
have to dictate what goes in those servers.
Attached is a list of the 9 popular Root Name Servers
with the names, addresses, etc. of the people that own
and operate those servers. The U.S. Government owns
4 of the 9 servers, and George Strawn of the National
Science Foundation is supposedly on the IAHC but he
does not seem to participate in the process.
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
U.S. GOVERNMENT (NSF, etc.)
Contact:
Dr. George Strawn
Division Director
Division of Networking and Communication
Research and Infrastructure
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 1175
Arlington, VA 22230
Phone: (703) 306-1950
Fax: (703) 306-0621
Email: gstrawn@nsf.gov
http://www.cise.nsf.gov/ncri/Georgehome.html
NS.INTERNIC.NET 198.41.0.4
Network Solutions, Inc. (NS45-HST)
AOS.ARL.ARMY.MIL 128.63.2.53
Army Research Laboratory (BRL-AOS)
NS.NASA.GOV 192.203.230.10
Moffett Field (NS-NASA)
NS.NIC.DDN.MIL 192.112.36.4
GSI (DIIS-NS)
STATE UNIVERSITIES
NS1.ISI.EDU 128.9.0.107
University of Southern California (ISI2)
Contact:
Dr. Stephen B. Sample
President
ADM 110
University of Southern California
University Park, mc-0012
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0012
(213) 740-211
http://www.usc.edu/cgi-bin/uscinfo/directory-2?STAF+6630
http://www.usc.edu/People/snailmail.html
TERP.UMD.EDU 128.8.10.90
University of Maryland (UMD-TERP)
Contact:
Dr. William E. Kirwan
President, University of Maryland at College Park
<http://www.inform.umd.edu:8080/CampusInfo/Departments/PRES/>
<http://inform.umd.edu/kirwan-biography.html>
Legal Affairs
Dr. J. Terrance Roach <mailto: troach@deans.umd.edu>
U.S. PRIVATE INDUSTRY & INDIVIDUALS
C.PSI.NET 192.33.4.12
Performance Systems International Inc. (C-NYSER)
Contact:
PSINet, Inc (PSI-NET-DOM)
510 Huntmar Park Drive
Herndon, VA 22070
USA
NS.ISC.ORG 192.5.5.241
Internet Software Consortium (ISC)
Contact:
Internet Software Consortium (ISC2-DOM)
c/o UUNET Communications Services
3110 Fairview Park Drive
Suite 570
Falls Church, VA 22042
Domain Name: ISC.ORG
SWEDEN
Contact: (See below)
NIC.NORDU.NET 192.36.148.17
[No name] (NORDU)
@@@@@@@@@@@@@
P.S. The operators of the Root Server in Sweden have
changed their entries for the .SE TLD to no longer reference
the I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. It is not clear if this server is
still part of the 9 "popular" Root Name Servers. Whether the
IAHC has control of all of the Root Name Servers in Sweden
remains to be seen. First, the Root Name Servers in the
U.S. need to be considered because obviously the majority
of the Internet relies on those servers.
--
Jim Fleming
UNETY Systems, Inc.
Naperville, IL
e-mail:
JimFleming@unety.net
JimFleming@unety.net.s0.g0 (EDNS/IPv8)