Dear Vlad, dear PSO PC colleagues, Everything agreed in this final version except for the ETSI "sentence" that should read: **************************************************************************** "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". *************************************************************************** Kind regards, Azucena At 15:19 10/10/01 +0200, Androuchko, Vladimir wrote: >Dear Protocol Council Members, >As far as I understood from your discussion, this would be the version of PSO-PC Statement to be send to Mr. S. Lynn. If everybody agrees on this version, I'll send this message. >Kind regards, >Vlad > >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 supported the ITU-T Study Group 2 Statement and the IETF Statement. >W3C supported IETF Statement. > > > > ************************************************* 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 ************************************************