In message <200211290559.gAT5xSUf009585@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>, Valdis.Kletni eks@vt.edu writes: > > > >On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 12:45:23 PST, Einar Stefferud <Steflist@thor.nma.com> sai >d: > >> ICANN stands alone in its EXCLUSIVNESS, while arguing >> that there must only be one root. All others must die! > >Think .BIZ. > >Now go back and *CAREFULLY* re-read RFC 2826. Note that nowhere >does it say that ICANN has to be "the root". What it says is "either you >have one centrally coordinated root, or you have Balkanization". > This is precisely the point. It doesn't matter who selects the TLDs; all that matters is that there be a consistent set. --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb (me) http://www.wilyhacker.com ("Firewalls" book)