Re: [ga] who are the root server operators?

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

Marc and all assembly members,

Marc Schneiders wrote:

> On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, at 19:07 [=GMT-0500], Joe Baptista wrote:
> > On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, George Kirikos wrote:
>
> > > Are there any plans to expand the list of root-servers, maybe to 26
> > > from 13, for greater internet stability?
> >
> > they can't.  the limit is 13 mainly due to protocol limitations.
> >
> > what they can do is establish multiple root server confederations - but
> > they can't do that either
>
> They can, see http://www.orsn.org/
>
> In times of peace a copy of the USG root.
>
> > because Stuart Lynn laid an egg called "A
> > Unique, Authoritative Root for the DNS" - which see
> >
> > http://www.icann.org/icp/icp-3.htm
>
> But he won't stay to hatch out whatever is in it.

  And Stuart never made his point with ICP-3 on a couple of
other parts of that document as has been hashed over a number of
times by a number of other well versed DNS experts.  Also quoting
Kent Crispin in this document was a laugh as well.

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