Thus spake "Keith Moore" <moore@cs.utk.edu> > > ICANN is not the controlling body for the ".". That role belongs to the > > US Dept. of Commerce. > > The US DoC may claim that role, but they have no right to it. > The Internet is international, not some plaything of the US government. The US DoC operates, directly or indirectly, 6 of the 13 root servers, including A. Whether it is "right" or not is irrelevant -- the DoC has the power to do whatever it wants to the root. S