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Thought you all might find this message from the ORSC list somewhat 
interesting... 

----- Forwarded message from "Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com> -----

Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 11:33:49 -0800
To: domain-policy@open-rsc.org
From: "Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com>
Subject: !Oh shit, it just got serious!
Reply-To: domain-policy@open-rsc.org

As of this morning DNSO.NET is in the roots. Since Richard has DNSO.COM
this leaves the DNSO folk with only DNSO.ORG. Note that DNSO.COM is on HOLD
status, while DNSO.NET is not only active, but has a web-server attached at
<http://www.dnso.net>. There is also a <http://download.dnso.net>, both are
being run out of www.svcs.mhsc.net, and MHSC production host. This host is
running Apache with SSL and mod_perl extentions and I am adding server-side
java capability now, so we can do some really cool stuff with it,
web-server-wise.

I did this primarily as a stress-reliever, I needed to do something funny
and light-hearted. For that purpose, personally, it worked. I had a good
time with it. However, there is a serious side to it as well. Those who
know me well, know that I *never* do something with *only* a single
purpose, or even just two purposes. It appears that Stef just instantiated
the serious side of all this.

I had envisioned that DNSO.NET could be an operational arm of a DNSO, where
root.zone data is managed and distributed as well as, other network
operations of a DNSO. This is very much the way MHSC is organized, in that,
MHSC.COM is the business end and MHSC.NET is the operations end of the same
organization. The location of DNSO.NET can be changed with a simple DNS
entry so I can re-assign it anywhere I want to, if that is requested of me.

Vaguely, what I had in mind, was distribution of basic root.zone, as
discussed on the IFWP list. This has value-add to the current ISP
community. I am RTFMing the ListServ docs now (if anyone has a better
suggestion for mailer-list software, I am all ears). In addition, the ORSC
root.zone can be distributed via a similar mechanism, rather a different
list. The ISP can then choose which list to join.

Realize this also, DNSO.NET is running on a system which is using the ORSC
root.zone for BIND resolution. This means that ALL ORSC TLDs have access to
this server. In other words, DNSO.NET is INCLUSIVE by default. 

Operationally, we still have much to discuss.
1) We need to define operationally, what a DNSO would do.
2) MHSC.NET does not have the bandwidth that VRX.NET has, is this an issue?
3) We need to get DNSO.COM out of HOLD status now and instantiate it properly.
4) For the present, MHSC.NET will absorb the cost of operating DNSO.NET.
5) Other issues need to be presented.

At 12:18 AM 12/18/98 , Einar Stefferud wrote:
>On the subject of formig a more open DNSO, I suggest that ORSC is
>perhaps well positioned to do so, and I strongly suggest that the ORSC
>version should promptly incorporate in Deleware, as that is where we
>know how to do it quickly and efficiently, and where we can obtain the
>right kind of non-profit trade association with proper accountability
>to its membership.  I suggest the name be "DNSO.COM, Inc."

DNSO.NET is instantiated as "Domain Name Services Organization".

Thank you.

>ORSC should now lead an effort to create a set of bylaws that
>incorporate as much as possible from the current ORSC bylaws submitted
>to to NTIA as a counter to ICANN, and also meld in as much as posible
>from the latest DSNO.ORG draft, and also obtain recommendations from
>iaTLD, and other DNS/TLD groups and organizations.
>
>ORSC has experience in running open mailing lists with civil discourse
>rules, and we will be pleased to apply that experience here.
>
>Our objective will be to draw into this new effort all possible DNS
>stakeholders.  
>
>Do we have any takers?  Who wants to go for it with a real outreach
>and effort to really pull everyone into it.

___________________________________________________ 
Roeland M.J. Meyer - 
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Internet phone:                                hawk.lvrmr.mhsc.com
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___________________________________________________ 
Who is John Galt?
               - "Atlas Shrugged" - Ayn Rand

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