Dear Vlad, I agree with your proposal to have a specific place on the PSO website for the PSO statements and those of the PSO member organizations. Kind regards, Azucena At 10:50 17/10/01 +0200, Androuchko, Vladimir wrote: >Dear Protocol Council Members, >I'm forwarding you the message of Mr. S. Lynn, who has asked me to post >the entire PSO-PC Statement/Position, including the various comments, on >the Alternative Roots Issue at some appropriate place on the PSO website. >If you agree with this action, I would like to propose to enlarge the >Menue of PSO web site, by including a link to PSO-PC Positions/Statements. >This may allow to have a new page, in addition to the Minutes, where >various PSO-PC Statements/Positions could be posted. >Kind regards, >Vlad > >-----Original Message----- >From: M. Stuart Lynn [mailto:lynn@icann.org] >Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 6:50 PM >To: Androuchko, Vladimir >Subject: Re: PSO-PC Position on the Alternative Roots Issue > > >Dear Vladimir: > >Would it be possible to post this entire statement at some >appropriate place on the PSO website, including the various comments? >The September 28 Minutes do not reflect the full text. > >Many thanks >Stuart > > >Dear Stuart, > >On behalf of the Protocol Council, I'm sending you the Position of the > >PSO-PC on the Alternative Roots Issue. It was agreed that each Protocol > >Supporting Organization gives also its comments/statements concerning > >the Alternative Roots Issue. > > > >The PSO Statement is: > > > >"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 to be 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." > > > >Additional IETF statement: > > > >"The Internet currently operates using a tree-structured name space > >known as the DNS. Of necessity, such a name space must have a single, > >authoritative root. Moving to a model that would not require such a > >single, authoritative root would require replacing the present, working > >DNS with some other system. Such a replacement would require the > >development of a new naming paradigm, as well as the protocols and > >software to implement it. Developing and deploying such replacement > >protocols would take years, and would have enormous potential for > >disruption of the Internet. IETF does not see any technical benefit > >in such an effort." > > > >The ITU-T Study Group 2 conclusion on the Alternative Roots Issue, > >which was reached during the ITU-T Study Group 2 meeting (Geneva, 4-14 > >September 2001) states: > > > >"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." > > > >ETSI supports the IETF statement and the ITU-T Study Group 2 statement. > >ETSI considers that the ITU-T Study Group 2 statement is outside the scope > >of the PSO. > >W3C supported IETF Statement. > > >-- > >__________________ >Stuart Lynn >President and CEO >ICANN >4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 >Marina del Rey, CA 90292 >Tel: 310-823-9358 >Fax: 310-823-8649 >Email: lynn@icann.org *************************************************** Azucena Hernandez Telefonica Desarrollo de Red Tel: +34 91 5846842 Fax: +34 915846843 GSM: +34 609425506 e-mail: azucena.hernandez@telefonica.es ***************************************************