Re: [wg-review] dndef, 9

["Miles B. Whitener" <mbw@i-theta.com>]

Sotiris,
 I don't see how your analogy applies.  What I am saying is like
this: if I own a physical network (here, the Internet), then I
can dictate, generally, how services (here, DNS, as run on port
53) are to be used.  And if I make an agreement with somebody to
_delegate_ the management of something to them, then the T&C of
the agreement will dominate, under the law of the nation.
M. Whitener

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sotiropoulos" <sotiris@hermesnetwork.com>
To: "Miles B. Whitener" <mbw@i-theta.com>
Cc: "Eric Dierker" <ERIC@HI-TEK.COM>; "review"
<wg-review@dnso.org>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [wg-review] dndef, 9


> Miles B. Whitener wrote:
>
> > I would be very suspicious of any definition of a domain
apart
> > from what a DNS zone is.
>
> Miles, that's like saying the State owns the highways,
therefore the
> State also owns the cars that drive on them!  I'm sure there
are a lot
> of car-owners who would take issue with such a point.
>
> >
> >
> > If some naming or directory service other than DNS becomes
> > popular enough, it won't have to be related to the current
DNS at
> > all.  "COM" in such a service, if such a name existed at all,
> > would not be the same as the DNS "COM".
> >
> > Here's a little thesis on DNS domains, for comment:
> >
> > The big question about DNS management is "who owns the DNS
root
> > domain".  The second biggest question is "to what extent can
the
> > owner of a DNS domain restrict usage of subdomains".
>
> Miles, the State owns the routes of highways and their
construction, but
> not the types/colours/numbers of the vehicles travelling on
them.
>
>
> Sotiris Sotiropoulos
>        Hermes Network, Inc.
>
>
>

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