http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/daily/july99/internet22.htm The roots of the current conflict extend back to 1992, when the Internet was the territory of academics and computer enthusiasts. Needing an organization to manage addresses on the network -- known as "domain names" -- the National Science Foundation entered into a cooperative agreement with defense contractor Science Applications International Corp., which eventually spun off the business as Network Solutions. NSI was an independent company purchased by SAIC more than a year and I think actually close to two years after the beginning of the cooperative agreement **************************************************************** The COOK Report on Internet Index to seven years of the COOK Report 431 Greenway Ave, Ewing, NJ 08618 USA http://cookreport.com (609) 882-2572 (phone & fax) The only Good ICANN is a Dead ICANN [EMAIL PROTECTED] What's Behind ICANN and How it Will Impact the Future of the Internet http://cookreport.com/icannregulate.shtml ****************************************************************
