Hello, Dear Protocol Council Members, Here is the draft text that I intend to send to Mr. L. Touton. Please, give me your comments. Best regards, Vladimir Dear Mr. Luis Tuton, As it was agreed during the last conference call of the PSO-PC, Members of the Protocol Council were waiting the results of ITU-T Study Group 2 on alternative roots issue. Please, find thereafter the conclusion reached at their Meeting (Geneva, 4-14 September 2001): "Study Group 2 has noted the PSO statement and has no objections to it. However, Study Group 2 notes that there may be other issues in addition to technical reasons such as administrative and national sovereignty considerations." Here is the provisionally agreed statement of the Protocol Council of 4 September 2001: "The Internet DNS currently operates using a Single Authoritative Root Server System. Although, it would be technically possible to devise and standardize a fully compliant alternative multiple root server system, there appears no technical reason for changing from the present working system, as this would require the development of a new set of protocols for use by the DNS. " Best regards, Vladimir