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DNS is like radio frequencies
From: bert hubert <ahu () ds9a nl>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 01:32:47 +0100
On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 03:38:54AM +1100, Patrick Corliss wrote:
Andrew McLaughlin, ICANN's chief policy officer, has said that potential
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"The Internet works because of common protocols. The DNS protocol depends for its reliability and trustworthiness on the principle of authoritative uniqueness, which requires the use of a single root."
The DNS namespace is a lot like assigning shortwave radio frequencies, which have a worldwide reach. We've seem some pretty spectacular bidding for 3G UMTS frequencies. It would be interesting to look for parallels, and see how international radio frequencies are given out. Perhaps we can learn something. I once read that the FCC assigns frequencies for use in Europe, or at least, they claim they do. That looks a lot like ICANN to me! Regards, bert -- http://www.PowerDNS.com Versatile DNS Services Trilab The Technology People 'SYN! .. SYN|ACK! .. ACK!' - the mating call of the internet
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