Re: [ga] New TLD White Paper released

["L. Gallegos" <jandl@jandl.com>]

On 20 Mar 2003 at 19:54, Ross Wm. Rader wrote:

> > You mean there is no problem with nameservers running with recursion on
> > and queries to different nameservers?  There is no problem with the
> > confusion that arises when there are two second level domains that are
> > identical?  There is no problem with email going to the wrong recipient?
> > There is no problem with identical host names for nameservers?  There is
> > no problem with two different hosting providers hosting the same domain
> > string on two different sets of IP addresses?  There are no nameservers
> > that may be miscofigured in the world?  There is no cache poisoning?
> 
> You tell me - I keep being told that there is no reason for a unique
> authoritative root.
> 
> You can't have it both ways.

Now you're being obtuse.  Cooperation is not a unique authoritative root.  
Agreeing to not duplicate existing TLDs is cooperation.  Providing a 
master list for reference is not demanding a unique "authoritative" root, 
but does imply that a standard is being provided that the community can 
refer to, much the same as RFC's are used.  There is no law that says 
anyone "must" adhere to the RFC's, but most do  to a large degree because 
it makes life easier.  Betcha the roots would be willing to refer to such 
a master list if it were reasonably complete.  

At any rate, for DoC and ICANN to simply refuse to recognize what is 
already in existance is just plain wrong.  It does not foster good 
relations with anyone else in the world and does not promote DNS stability 
either.  It just makes more of a mess and sets a standard that it's 
perfectly okay to just do as one pleases without regard for anyone else 
anywhere.  Now, that's a great way to make friends, right?  Well, the 
result is just what one might expect.  Others have begun duplicating as 
they darned well please, so why not just exacerbate the situation and do 
it on a larger scale.  Oh well.

Leah



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