"The Internet does not need another single point of failure."

[Bob Allisat <bob@wtv.net>]

"The Internet does not need another single point of failure." - Jim 
Dixon

 Internic is a single point of
 failure which could cripple the
 entire Internet should the worse
 come to pass. Having a mere 12
 root name servers is another 
 critical weakness. Adding CORE
 to the picture as a replacement
 monopoly point only worsens the
 stability and long term durability
 of the net. 

 Ironically creating vastly greater
 numbers of Domain name Registries,
 Network Information Centres and
 Root Servers is the only sensible
 solution to our problems. All of 
 which stem from the incredible
 boom in sheer numbers of human
 beings using the Internet. The
 solution is to create many more
 entities to serve these people
 *not* restricting services. That
 is a sure way to invite netwide
 blackouts and blinkoffs.

 We all agree the highest tech
 standards must be maintained by
 any and all Domain name Registries,
 Root Servers and IP# Allocation
 services. That is crucial to the
 smooth functioning of all we have
 come to know as the Internet. We
 must now all agree to live and
 let live... and to allow the model 
 so successfully applied to the ISP
 to apply itself to the namespace. 
 That simple really...

 TeleVirtually Yours,

 Bob Allisat

 Director, World TeleVirtual Network             http://www.wtv.net
 PO Box 191 St E Toronto Canada M6H 4E2                 info@wtv.net