Re: Anti Capitalism?

[davidk@ISI.EDU]

Perry,

> Perry E. Metzger writes :
> 
> Kent Crispin writes:
> > Actually, I wouldn't.  Putting the data in DNS is to support one 
> > purpose:  finding a person to fix a problem when DNS doesn't work.  
> 
> If the DNS doesn't work, then you can't use it to find the contact for
> the zone.

I tend to agree with this although there are probably ways to work around
it. In general it is not a smart idea to rely on the technology that has
a problem to solve the problem. My main point is that the whois data
doesn't belong in the central repository. I think that a registrar should
be free to use it's own technology for storing this data as long as it is
giving access to the data in a simple standarized exchange data format
and exchange protocol (that's what we are defining in 'ride', see
www.isi/~davidk/ride). I think that it is a good thing to give registrars
opportunities for real competion with the condition that the contact data
is available somewhere (in a standarized format) and there is no way to
screw up DNS (which is guaranteed with my proposal). Keeping the whois
data local to the registrar or even the end-user might even proof to be
'the' incentive for registrars to invest in directory services
technology. I really don't care that much which database you use
internally whether it is DNS, the RIPE database, MS Access or whatever.

The less we do centralized the more flexibility the registrars have to do
their job *and* to invent new ways to solve the problems of their
customers (that is me!) ... And the end-user can choose the registrar
that is doing this the best.

David K.
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