I have no problem believing that this is how you think;-)... But I also note that lots of people think lots of things that are not true, like the Flat Earth Society and such. Sometimes it is even fun to think as you do, and I do not begrudge your or anyone else from holding such beliefs, but this does not hold any water when it comes time for me to make my own personal decision, disregarding what you might think. When I have a problem with the ORSC root (which I have not yet had) I might rethink my choices, or comment to the ORSC coordinators to seek a remedy. So, for now my choice is to simply see the Whole Internet;-)... Enjoy Your Internet;-)...\Stef At 11:23 AM -0700 7/29/02, David Conrad wrote: >On 7/29/02 8:18 AM, "Richard J. Sexton Ph.D. J.D." <richard@vrx.net> wrote: > > This aint rocket science, and keeping track of namesystems is > > about as complicated as keeping track of port numbers. > >I thought the port numbers that needed to be globally unique were allocated >by a central authority. > >Rgds, >-drc