On Mon, Jul 19, 1999 at 01:39:54PM -0400, Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law
wrote:
> Kent Crispin suggests that (1) he doesn't know/trust the groups I am
> likely to know/trust; (2) many fourth and fifth parties have trust metrics
> that have no overlap with either of us, and implies (3) that only a group
> with total or at least enormously wide pre-existing trust can be a TTP in
> this context.
[...]
> There are transnational professional associations, internationally known
> universities (I bet Oslo would be trusted by many), foundations, and more.
>
> Another type of candidate is -- brace yourself -- international law firms.
Of course. I think Jones Day would be an excellent choice, don't you?
:-)
> This is not all that hard problem to solve if and when it becomes
> essential.
Ah -- the "argument from authority", and a mystic wave of the hands.
One of the signature problems in the DNS wars has been the
monumental level of distrust. I don't think the problem is easily
solved.
Certainly, a solution can be mandated, and probably people will come
to live with it. But I vastly prefer solutions that doen't depend on
trusted third parties to begin with.
--
Kent Crispin "Do good, and you'll be
[EMAIL PROTECTED] lonesome." -- Mark Twain