Re: [ga] DNSO ICANN board member

[Marc Schneiders <marc@venster.nl>]

On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Roberto Gaetano wrote:

> What about:
> 
> Roots that have a different contents than the A-Root
> 
> (you may ask for a definition of the A-root - may I give a definition 
> "by example": the machine that is physically located at NSI and from 
> which the content is copied to the other 12 roots - and probably even 
> more machines)

Seems this definition is defied (is that the word?) by the facts that came
to light after the recent problems with the .com zone being lost on four
root-servers (posted on the nanog and domain-policy lists). They
apparently do not get their zone files from a.root but from
what NSI calls a "stealth" server. So there are two locations, if I
understand these lofty matters correctly. Well, we are all supposed to
have two for redundancy and better functioning, two eyes, ears, ... :-)

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> 
> Roberto
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >
> >What is the ICANN definition an alternative root?  The ICANN staff
> >stated in the TLD RFC that:
> >
> >     "The introduction of the proposed TLD should not disrupt current
> >operations, nor should it create alternate root systems, which threaten
> 
> >the existence of a globally unique public name space."
> >
> >    Does a definition of an aternative root system exist?
> >
> >  Jamie
> >
> >On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Dave Crocker wrote:
> >
> >> At 08:40 PM 8/31/00 -0700, Kent Crispin wrote:
> >> >I stand corrected.  Of course, it is defined in terms of "domain 
> name
> >> >registrars" and so on -- ie, it's circular.  :-)
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Somehow, it is comforting that a hierarchical system has a circular 
> >> definition...
> >> 
> >> d/
> >> 
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