Dear all I fully agree with Azucena Tapio ----- Original Message ----- From: <azucena.hernandez@POP3.TELEFONICA.ES> To: "Androuchko, Vladimir" <vladimir.androuchko@itu.int> Cc: "pso-pc, ITU (MLIST)" <pso-pc@ties.itu.int> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 12:20 PM Subject: ETSI "sentence" in the PSO-PC Alternative Roots Statement > 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 > ************************************************ >