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

["NameCritic" <watch-dog@inreach.com>]

Thank you Josh. As I said before I am willing to learn from those willing to
post good info such as this instead of the glib distribe by some who claim
to know yet never have examples. I appreciate the info you posted and have
already learned from them.

Chris McElroy aka NameCritic

----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Elliott" <josh@basicfusion.com>
To: "William X. Walsh" <william@userfriendly.com>; "Patrick Corliss"
<patrick@quad.net.au>
Cc: "[ga-roots]" <ga-roots@dnso.org>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 9:38 AM
Subject: RE: Re[2]: [ga-roots] Jon Postel


> 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."
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> William X Walsh
> mailto:william@userfriendly.com
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