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Re: DNS timeline
From: "Lucy E. Lynch" <llynch () darkwing uoregon edu>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 10:54:52 -0800 (PST)
who didn't see this coming: http://www.icann.org/cctlds/au/ "Lord, the money we do spend on Government and it's not one bit better than the government we got for one third the money twenty years ago." - Will Rogers Lucy E. Lynch Academic User Services Computing Center University of Oregon llynch () darkwing uoregon edu (541) 346-1774/Cell: 912-7998 On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Patrick wrote:
On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Sean Donelan wrote:Since it appears DNS goofiness is about to return, I put together a timeline of significant events that affected DNS service technically over the last 20 years.Just in case anyone is wondering what Sean is referring to: http://www.icann.org/general/lynn-reform-proposal-24feb02.htm Basically the CEO of ICANN is saying "we give up" or "we can't control absolutely everything with all these pesky requirement regarding representation" and that DNS management needs to be turned over to governments(ala a WIPO-type organization) and their cronies with a self-referencing representational structure(read little to no representation of anyone besides governments and their appointees via a "Nominating comittee") Watching this play out should be fascinating. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Patrick Greenwell Asking the wrong questions is the leading cause of wrong answers \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
Current thread:
- DNS timeline Sean Donelan (Feb 24)
- Re: DNS timeline Patrick (Feb 25)
- Re: DNS timeline Lucy E. Lynch (Feb 25)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: DNS timeline Simon Higgs (Feb 25)
- Re: DNS timeline David Conrad (Feb 26)
- Re: DNS timeline Simon Higgs (Feb 27)
- Re: DNS timeline David Conrad (Feb 28)
- Re: DNS timeline David Conrad (Feb 26)
- Re: DNS timeline Patrick (Feb 25)