Re: ICANN Draws Fire Over Proposed Charges

[Patrick Greenwell <patrick () cybernothing org>]

On Mon, 5 Jul 1999 bmanning () vacation karoshi com wrote:

> > http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19990705S0003
> >
> > I hope that the root servers are not turned over to this ICANN
> > group. I believe this to be a disaster in waiting and will not remedy
> > the problem as it exists.
> >
> > Henry
>
>       As I understand it, the root servers will stay put, 
> where they are and operated by the current group of operators.

That is not entirely true. 

> Methinks the reporter here has a serious misunderstanding of
> the issues. As to the "problem that exists", I can only hope that
> you are right and we only have a single "problem".

I didn't see the reporter injecting commentary in the article, instead
sticking to objective facts and quotations, so I am curious as to why you
believe they have a "serious misunderstanding" of the issues.


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