Re: IETF BOF: LA, March 98

[Bob Allisat <bob@wtv.net>]

Rick wrote:
> The IETF has had two (2) BOFs on gTLDs and Shared Registries.
> 
> I'd be happy to dig up the minutes from them. I chaired both.
> In summary the members of the BOFs came to the consensus that 
> the discussion of gTLDs and the functionalty of a Shared Registry
> was not, something that the IETF does. There were no protocls
> identified that needed to be developed, thats what the IETF does.
> 
> The members of the BOFs and the Area Directors, and IESG did not
> identify any area that the IETF could help out with. The general 
> feeling was that gTLDs are a policy issue. As we all know to well
> you can't write a protocol to solve the political issues surrounding
> gTLDs.
> 
> IMHO, the IETF isn't the place to solve any of the issues that
> float around on the DNS policy lists.

 
 Rick - I am in no way interested in
 discussing policy. We have to settle
 significant technical issues as
 deliniated in my proposal. I would
 add another issue: How many new TLDs
 can the current infrastructure safely
 bear? My request remains. Thank you
 for your comments and I look forward
 meeting with you and others in the
 to discuss these matters. I would be
 happy to chair this discussion and
 come to some clear answers on these
 strictly technical considerations.- BA

 
IETF New TLD BOF proposal:
>
>1. What are the basic technical requirements for Domain Name Registries
>(DNR). What are the technical requirements for Network Information Centres
>(NIC). Is there a differance between the two and if so we have to begin
>defining those differances.
>
>2. Is there a necessity for various grades or "flavours" of DNR/nTLD
>(ie non-profit, commercial, small, mid-size, corporate). Are "shared"
>and "private" DNR/nTLD technically practical? Can shared and private
>DNRs technically co-exist.
>
>3. What are the limitations and hindrances in existing software which
>may place practical limitations on the number of New TLDs.
>
>4. How to provide Quality of Service while allowing widely dispersed,
>decentralized nTLD/DNRs and NICs.
>
>5. Issues around "Root" servers. There are two basic challenges with
>naming:  How to announce a server based on its nTLD, and how to find that
>server based on it's IP address.  Currently this is done by 13 private
>Root servers to which all Domain Name Servers computers worldwide point
>to for that information. Is there a need for more Root Servers? What
>sort of technical regulation of these root servers require? How can we
>ensure universality of Internet addressing and still allow maximal
>dispersion of nTLDs, DNRs and NICs?


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