0:201 COM News

Richard,

As people can see, the .COM TLD is no different from the other TLDs.
Changes are made from time to time. Hopefully, these changes will
continue and .COM will become free of the legacy Root Name Servers
in the IPv4 address space. It looks like Network Solutions is starting to
make some of the recommended changes. I think that we all knew that
adult supervision would play more and more of a role in the management
of TLDs. It is great to see that NSI is playing a leadership role and moving
away from the legacy root "playground".

While on the subject of .COM, it seems useful to review the .COM
neighborhood or "neighbor net" from an IPv8 point of view. As you can
see below, .COM is between a vacant seat 0:200 and the .ISLAND TLD
0:202. I have not been able to locate any Trustees for .ISLAND, but I have
a feeling they are out there. The Trustees for 0:199, .LTD have been in
communication so the neighborhood is taking shape. Hopefully, we can
find a group to pick up the 0:200 seat and things will start to fill in and
the base of contacts will grow. This will help to keep people informed
about what the status is of the various TLDs (including .COM).

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/130dftmail/unir.txt

0:199     LTD
    1. David Rogers - djrogers at enterprise.net
    2. Jason Hendeles - jnh at skyscape.net
0:200     <<<<<< AVAILABLE >>>>>
    1. __________________________
    2. __________________________
0:201     COM
    1. Jim Fleming - JimFleming at unir.com
    2. Richard Sexton - richard at vrx.net
0:202     ISLAND
    1. __________________________
    2. __________________________


Hopefully, the RSCs and the GRS people will pick up on the changes
that NSI has described below. Also, I hope that NSI continues to make
more changes. It is good to see that the .COM TLD is moving away from
the legacy roots and taking shape. If we all work together using the
neighbor net approach, we can keep each other informed of these
changes. Then, if someone has a question, people can go to the people
that have been providing stewardship for a particular TLD. We should
keep in mind that root server operators (RSCs) do not generally pay much
attention to the day to day issues of a particular TLD. They have to look
at all of the TLDs. People should not be surprised that RSCs may not
be the best source of info about a particular TLD.


Jim Fleming
Unir Corporation - http://www.unir.com
0:201 .COM
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/130dftmail/unir.txt



>>To: dholtz at internic.net ("David H. Holtzman")
>>cc: nanog at merit.edu
>>Subject: open letter (Re: NSI Bulletin 098-013 | gtld server)
>>From: Paul Vixie <paul at vix.com>
>>Date: 05 Oct 1998 22:25:50 -0700
>>Lines: 28
>>Sender: owner-nanog at merit.edu
>>
>>I have three questions about:
>>
>>dholtz at internic.net ("David H. Holtzman") writes:
>>
>>> In a continuing effort to enhance service to the community, Network
>>> Solutions has added another gTLD server, f.gtld-servers.net
(207.159.77.18)
>>> at PAIX, Palo Alto, CA.  The server will be operation in the next couple
of
>>> days.  This server will serve the .com, .net and .org domains only.
>>> _____________________________________
>>> David H. Holtzman (dholtz at internic.net)
>>> Sr Vice President of Engineering
>>> Network Solutions, Inc.
>>
>>1. As the operator of F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET, which is also at PAIX, I'm
>>curious to know whether your reselection of the letter "F" in your host's
>>name indicates a relationship between your "F" and my "F"?
>>
>>2. In the past, changes in the COM delegation have been made via IANA.
>>Since IANA was not involved in this announcement, should I interpret this
>>as a unilateral move on NSI's part?
>>
>>3. Does NSI still think of COM, NET, and ORG as its intellectual property?
>>And is this belief bolstered in some way by the ICANN announcements?
>>--
>>Paul Vixie
>>La Honda, CA "Many NANOG members have been around
>><paul at vix.com> longer than most." --Jim Fleming
>>pacbell!vixie!paul (An H.323 GateKeeper for the IPv8 Network)
>--






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