Re: [ga] XTNS Launches New Domain Naming System

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Tim and all assembly members,

Tim Langdell wrote:

> Our domains are of course domain names.

  Yes they are.

> It makes no ultimate difference
> whether a domain name is resolved via DNS servers, or via a plug-in, or
> directly in a browser.

  To the extent as to being domain names, you are correct.  However
the method in which they are resolved could be argued as to whether
it is a good practice from a technical point of view.

> Ultimately one is translating from "name.name" to
> "n.n.n.n". We are calling our domains something different from what one
> usually calls ICANN/DoC TLDs merely to help clarify to people that what we
> launch are not launched by or under the auspices of the USG. That is all.

  Good point!

>
>
> Tim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joanna Lane" <jo-uk@rcn.com>
> To: "Jeff Williams" <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>
> Cc: "Roeland Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com>; <ga@dnso.org>; <tim@xtns.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 11:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [ga] XTNS Launches New Domain Naming System
>
> > on 8/21/01 3:47 AM, Jeff Williams at jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> > >> Hello Tim,
> > >>
> > >> If "Domain Namespaces" are not Domain Names at all, they are strings,
> isn't
> > >> this label misleading and confusingly similar to Domain names?
> > >
> > > No I don't see the two as being misleading or similar.  They are two
> distinct
> > > different things.  Domain Names are congruence or potential congruence
> > > of 2nd level designations within a TLD.  Domain Namespaces are the
> progressive
> > > levels in a TLD name space from a Domain Name.  Pretty simple if you
> think
> > > about ti a bit Joanna...  >;)
> >
> > What I like about you Jeff is that you can always be relied upon to state
> > the obvious...:-).
> >
> > What we have here is akin to a situation with a "Natural TLD" (meaning an
> > ICANN approved TLD) and an "Artificial TLD"  (meaning interception at
> > browser level to resolve to a URL that masquerades as a TLD/ 2nd level).
> To
> > refer to the latter by the label of "Domain Name Space" sounds to me not
> > dissimilar to  "artificial natural flavor", ergo passing off, which may
> well
> > fool the ill-informed general public, hence my concern to know exactly how
> > Mr. Langdell is addressing this issue in the best interests of the public,
> > if at all.
> > >
> > >> Would you by
> > >> any chance be able to provide us with a Definition for "domain
> namespace"?
> > >
> > > See above..
> >
> > Your definition is gobbledegook to the general public.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Joanna
> >
> >

Regards,

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