Re: . (was IPv6 and CDN's)

["John Levine" <johnl () iecc com>]

It appears that Bryan Fields <Bryan () bryanfields net> said:
> Can you explain how it would work?  Say you have a root server operator who
> starts messing up, is there any ability to remove them?

Nope.  We are fortunate that for over 30 years the root servers have all been
competent and reliable.

> > It’s a hard question, but it isn't the folks at IANA who answer it.
>
> Who does?  Doesn't IANA designate root servers and the . zone?

The root servers are basically the people who have always run the root servers,
give or take a few changes due to mergers and a few additions over a decade ago
to get better geographic diversity.

R's,
John