Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain

["John Palmer (NANOG Acct)" <nanog () adns net>]

Splintering the namespace is a convenient excuse that ICANN uses to
engage in restraint of trade and excessive regulation. ICANN was
never given the right to regulate entry into the industry, only to be 
a technical coordinator. 

Calling people kooks is a good way to get sued, but it doesn't add
anything useful to the debate. 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Warren Kumari" <warren () kumari net>
To: "John Palmer (NANOG Acct)" <nanog () adns net>
Cc: <nanog () nanog org>
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: MEDIA: ICANN rejects .xxx domain 


> On May 12, 2006, at 3:26 PM, John Palmer (NANOG Acct) wrote:
>
> > What are they talking about? .XXX already exists:
> No it doesn't, see below:
>
> dig ns xxx @g.LookMaICanAlsoSplinterTheNameSpace.com
>
> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> ns xxx @10.24.0.7
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 3245
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
>
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;xxx.                           IN      NS
>
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> .                       86400   IN      SOA      
> Kook.LookMaICanAlsoSplinterTheNameSpace.com
>
> ;; Query time: 4 msec
> ;; SERVER: g.LookMaICanAlsoSplinterTheNameSpace.com#53(192.0.2.1)
> ;; WHEN: Fri May 12 15:34:17 2006
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 96
>
> And this is exactly why there should be only 1 namespace.....
>
> W
>
> > %dig ns xxx @g.public-root.com
> >
> > ; <<>> DiG 9.3.2 <<>> ns xxx @g.public-root.com
> > ; (1 server found)
> > ;; global options:  printcmd
> > ;; Got answer:
> > ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 65
> > ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 1
> >
> > ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> > ;xxx.  IN NS
> >
> > ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> > xxx.  172800 IN NS eugene.kashpureff.org.
> > xxx.  172800 IN NS ga.dnspros.net.
> >
> > ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
> > ga.dnspros.net.  172800 IN A 64.27.14.2
> >
> > ;; Query time: 2 msec
> > ;; SERVER: 199.5.157.131#53(199.5.157.131)
> > ;; WHEN: Fri May 12 18:12:48 2006
> > ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 100
> >
> > Oh, sorry - you mean in the restricted USG root where ICANN  
> > actually has to approve new TLDs rather than just doing the technical
> > coordination (the ONLY thing they were tasked to do in the first  
> > place).
> >
> > Freedom/Free Market Score: Inclusive Namespace: INFINITY, ICANN: ZERO
>
> Life is a concentration camp.  You're stuck here and there's no way  
> out and you can only rage impotently against your persecutors.
>                  -- Woody Allen