Re: A work item?

[Michael Sondow <]

Bruce Campbell wrote:

> It comes down to - alternative roots break the accepted consistency of the
> existing hierarchial DNS structure.

Quite right. The hierarchy, together with the authoritarianism and
monopolistic practices it permits, must be preserved at all costs.

> Unfortunately, there are many crackpots (yes, we get a few who perceive
> that APNIC has a slightly different role than it does) who take a lot of
> explaining in order to get the above simple idea through their heads 

You're absolutely right. Everyone who doesn't agree that you and the
others at the RIRs should control who gets IP addresses and can be
an ISP, and thus dictate to them what nameservers they use, is a
crackpot. These idiots just can't get it through their thick heads
that you should have dictatorial powers over their channels of
communication.

M.S.