All, I need a clarification -- does this proposal tacitly imply that the rest of the PSO-PC sees no need to address the issues I raised on Friday? As they were not issues I dreamt up personally, but rather a proposal based on what I'd heard from people who need to work with the "interpretation" of our draft proposal, I suggest people thing harder before ignoring the proposed changes. Thanks, Leslie. azucena.hernandez@POP3.TELEFONICA.ES wrote: > > Dear Vlad, dear PSO PC colleagues, > > I have a couple of comments to make to your message: > > - firstly it should be sent to Stuart Lynn and not only Louis Touton. > > - I suggest a unified text with the final statement from PSO rather than 2 > statements, one from ITU SG2 and another one from the rest. > > I make here a proposal for the unified text based on the 2 paragraphs: > > "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 issues such as administrative and national sovereignty > considerations reinforce the benefits to keep the present Single > Authoritative Root Server System. > As a conclusion, the PSO PC supports the content of RFC 2826. " > > What do your think?. > Kind regards, > Azucena > At 15:00 17/09/01 +0200, Androuchko, Vladimir wrote: > >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 > > > > > > > > > ************************************************* > Azucena Hernandez > Telefonica > Desarrollo de Red > c/ Emilio Vargas, 4. E-28043-MADRID > Tel: +34 91 5846842 > Fax: +34 91 5846843 > GSM: +34 609 425506 > E-Mail: azucena.hernandez@telefonica.es > ************************************************ -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best laid plans are written in pencil." -- ThinkingCat Leslie Daigle leslie@thinkingcat.com -------------------------------------------------------------------