> > if they'd been acting in the Internet community's interests then NSI > > would have lost control of the root years ago. > > Network Solutions (and its acquirer, VeriSign) do not "control the > root". VeriSign Global Registry Services generates the root zone twice > a day, but the contents of the root zone do not change without the > blessing of the US DoC. and the US DoC makes sure that VeriSign continues to have a monopoly on the most popular gTLDs and the ability to exact tribute from those who have names in those TLDs. perfect arrangement. Keith