RE: Re[2]: [ga-roots] Jon Postel

["Josh Elliott" <josh@basicfusion.com>]

Which does not mean IANA did not have the authority...it meant that NSI
refused to recognize IANA's authority in anything other than ccTLDs.  At a
later date, NSI refused to recognize IANA's authority for anything in the
root without, including routine changes to nameserver information.  Was that
due to NSF refusing to recognize IANA's authority as well?  Think
again...that was simply a blatant refusal by NSI.

IANA's contractual obligation which is found in a number of
NSF/ARPA/Research contracts does not limit IANA's authority to ccTLDs or
specifically describe its authority over gTLDs.  In other words, you nor I
will ever be certain whether IANA had any authority other than the defacto
support of the vast majority of the Internet community for nearly 30 years.

Josh

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ga-roots@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga-roots@dnso.org]On Behalf
Of William X. Walsh
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 9:17 AM
To: Patrick Corliss
Cc: [ga-roots]
Subject: Re[2]: [ga-roots] Jon Postel


Hello Patrick,

Friday, May 25, 2001, 9:03:54 AM, Patrick Corliss wrote:
> Hi William

>> So your references are irrelevant.
>>
>> Stick to relevant facts, please.

Yes, I am.

Do you have any relevant facts to contribute to this thread or not, Mr
Corliss?

Neither Dr Postel or the IANA had the authority to grant or delegate
TLDs except those specifically delegated to it for that purpose (i.e.
ccTLDs).

Do you dispute that?

The facts are that IANA wrote a letter to NSI in the summer of 1997,
and asked them to add new gTLDs.  NSI asked NSF for direction, and NSF
clearly stated "Don't add new gTLDs."

As a matter of fact, revealed in the PGMedia case, in a letter dated
April 4, 1997, the IANA disavowed any authority to make a decision in
response to the requests for new gTLDs.

In the Oct 2 1997 letter that directed NSI to not add new gTLDs
requested by IANA NSF stated, "Network Solutions, Inc.-as
administrator of the root zone-is not authorized to take direction
from any entity other than the National Science Foundation with regard
to the functions that Network Solutions, Inc. performs under the
cooperative agreement."



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