Tower of Babbel

Tue Mar 6 20:01:31 UTC 2001

DNS "binds" the Internet together. I would contend that
splitting "." is a very dangerous thing to do.

This type of action *will* turn the Internet into a
Tower of Babbel.

So what good is the browser plugin to my mail server?
How about my web cache?

Karyn Ulriksen wrote:

> I wonder how many unsophisticated network operators are going to give up the
> existing root server infrastructure for this obviously problematic layer:
> 
> ;
> .                       3600000         IN      NS      ns1.newdotnet.net.
> ns1.newdotnet.net.      3600000         IN      A       206.132.100.43
> ;
> .                       3600000         IN      NS      ns2.newdotnet.net.
> ns2.newdotnet.net.      3600000         IN      A       64.209.213.126
> ;
> .                       3600000         IN      NS      ns3.newdotnet.net.
> ns3.newdotnet.net.      3600000         IN      A       209.151.233.13
> ;
> 
> yeah.  I want to rely on three root level name servers.  Really, I do! I do!
> Can't we knock off some of the root servers like the one at MIT or
> something?  Besides, I'm certain that idealabs! has much better experience
> in creating scalable nameserver systems than Vix, etc. <cough>
> 
> The stub config is interesting, though. Maybe run it until ICANN figures out
> what they are going to do.  Since the users pay the bills for the most
> part...
> 
> K
> 
> 
> 
Other DNS dialog clipped off ...
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