Does anyone have pointers to data on what sort of sever load the root servers currently face? And, especially, how this compares to what they can stand? (Not to mention how we calculate the latter...) And while I'm wishing, how about data showing how this compares to the load on the name servers that serve, say, .com? Thanks! On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Keith Moore wrote: [...] > > This means that the number of > > stale cache hits for existing TLDs goes down at the same time as the > > number of stale cache hits for new TLDs goes up (although not necessarily > > the same rate). In order to significantly threaten the root load, you > > would have to significantly increase the number of queries. > > that's simply incorrect. > > > My point is that ICANN only needs to design policies which allow for the > > creation of TLDs such as .auto and .car, but they do not need to decide > > that specifically .auto gets in while .car does not. > > Sure, but such decisions still have to be made due to various considerations > including but not limited to root server load, and moving that decision away > from ICANN to another controversial organization isn't likely to solve any > problems that I can see. > > Ketih > > -- Please visit http://www.icannwatch.org A. Michael Froomkin | Professor of Law | froomkin@law.tm U. Miami School of Law, P.O. Box 248087, Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA +1 (305) 284-4285 | +1 (305) 284-6506 (fax) | http://www.law.tm -->It's hot here.<--