Re: [icann-eu] Re: Root Servers and ICANN

["JIM FLEMING" <jfleming@anet.com>]

http://users.aol.com/gman755/k412/k412b.html

http://www.icann.org/tlds/correspondence/esi-v-icann-13nov00.htm

"ICANN represents that it has no authority to implement new TLDs, and that
instead, it merely makes recommendations to the Commerce Department, which
retains the ultimate authority to make such decisions.

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----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Roberts <roberts@icann.org>
To: Jefsey Morfin <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>
Cc: <icann-europe@fitug.de>
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 10:03 PM
Subject: [icann-eu] Re: Root Servers and ICANN


> Mr. Fleming has made a minor cottage industry out of taking my
> statement below out of context and polluting the net with it.  Let me
> make a few brief comments about the actual state of affairs.
>
> 1) The White Paper and our MOU with the Department of Commerce
> require an ICANN effort to enhance the root server system.  A
> committee chaired by Jun Murai has been working on this for almost
> two years and has made reports on its progress at every ICANN public
> meeting.  The action plan recommended by the RSSAC and adopted by the
> Board in Yokohama involves a series of technical, operational and
> administrative changes in the operation of the root server system,
> most of which will take place in 2001.  See
> <http://www.icann.org/dnsroot-com.html>.
>
> 2) It has never been contemplated by ICANN or the DOC that ICANN
> would become an operator of the system.  It is a distributed system -
> geographically, technically, and administratively - that has worked
> extremely well over a long period of years.  ICANN currently operates
> the L root server in Los Angeles, and it will become the operator of
> the new Distribution Master server at some point in the future. The
> RSSAC, as reported in Yokohama and again this past week in Marina del
> Rey, is engaged in a study of root server traffic as a guide to
> potential expansion of the system in the future.  When the committee
> has something to say on this topic, it will make a public report to
> the Board.
>
> 3) The root server operator organizations are currently circulating
> among themselves a draft agreement that will reflect the enhancements
> recommended by the RSSAC.  After discussion, the operators have
> recommended through the RSSAC that the existing non-commercial,
> public service character of the operation of the root server system
> be continued.
>
> 4) When the recommended changes are in place some time next year,
> there will be a set of written agreements that meet the objectives of
> the White Paper for a chain of accountability for the root servers
> that contributes to the stability of the Internet.  The commitments
> made to ICANN by the operators will be extended in turn to all of the
> TLD nameserver operators who rely on the root server system for their
> own stable name resolution.  It is neither necessary nor desirable
> that the agreements between the root server operators and ICANN, and
> the TLD operator agreements with ICANN be of a commercial nature.
>
> - Mike
>
>
>
>
>
> At 2:07 +0100 11/19/00, Jefsey Morfin wrote:
> >At 17:45 12/11/00, JIM FLEMING wrote:
> >>"c) Root server system improvements
> >>
> >>Mr Roberts clarified the role of ICANN in relation to the operation of
the
> >>root server system. He noted that ICANN owes an enormous debt of
gratitude
> >>to the operators of the root servers. The services provided by the root
> >>server operators are voluntary services undertaken in the public
interest.
> >>ICANN works with the root server operators, but does not operate the
root
> >>server system. Against this background, it is inappropriate for ICANN to
> >>enter into contracts with the ccTLDs to provide root server system
> >>services."
> >>
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> >
> >Questions:
> >1. how many ccTLD cooperate freely as an operator of a root server?
> >2. where can I find the requirements to operate a root server
> >3. would it not be advisable that ccTLDs cooperate in operating a root
> >     servers to achieve a better geographical distribution of the root
servers,
> >     increase their number and achieve a better global reliability
> >and stability?
> >Jefsey
>
>