DNS timeline

Mon Feb 25 18:54:52 UTC 2002

who didn't see this coming:

http://www.icann.org/cctlds/au/

"Lord, the money we do spend on Government and it's not one bit better
than the government we got for one third the money twenty years ago."
                                              - Will Rogers

Lucy E. Lynch 				Academic User Services
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Patrick wrote:

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> On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Sean Donelan wrote:
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> > Since it appears DNS goofiness is about to return, I put together
> > a timeline of significant events that affected DNS service technically
> > over the last 20 years.
>
> Just in case anyone is wondering what Sean is referring to:
> http://www.icann.org/general/lynn-reform-proposal-24feb02.htm
>
> Basically the CEO of ICANN is saying "we give up" or "we can't control
> absolutely everything with all these pesky requirement regarding
> representation" and that DNS management needs to be turned over to
> governments(ala a WIPO-type organization) and their cronies with a
> self-referencing representational structure(read little to no
> representation of anyone besides governments and their appointees via a
> "Nominating comittee")
>
> Watching this play out should be fascinating.
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