Greg and all,
In accordance with the event at the time "Switching Master Root servers"
DID disrupt traffic and DN resolution for a time. Hence I can only
agree with the term "Disrupt" as a completely accurate description
of the result of Jon Postel's "Switching" Master Root servers.
It also should be noted, the Jon Postel had no direct authority
to make such a switch at the time.
Greg Skinner wrote:
> Ken Freed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Below is the rewritten paragraph from
> > http://www.media-visions.com/icann-gtld.htm
>
> > "Evidently showing his displeasure with the situation,
> > Jon Postel at IANA issued an electronic directive that
> > "reoriented" or redirected routing on some root servers.
>
> *sigh*
>
> It's still wrong.
>
> "Redirecting routing" has a specific meaning in Internet literature.
> Jon Postel did *not* do that.
>
> > By temporarily disrupting portions of Internet traffic, his
> > statement could not be ignored.
>
> As I said before, it is one thing to temporarily establish a new
> master root server, and another to disrupt traffic. "disrupt" has a
> connotation that goes beyond Postel's actions.
>
> dis.rupt \dis-'r*pt\ \-'r*p-sh*n\ vt [L disruptus, pp. of disrumpere,
> fr. dis- + rumpere to]break - more at RUPTURE 1a: to break apart :
> RUPTURE 1b: to throw into disorder 2: to cause to break down -
> dis.rupt.er n
>
> About the only thing I would agree with is that Postel's actions could
> be considered politically unwise. In my opinion, in the context of a
> research Internet, Postel's actions are acceptable. In the context of
> a multipurpose Internet, in the midst of a serious controversy that
> concerns root servers, I can understand why his actions would arouse
> suspicion.
>
> Why don't you just say exactly what he did, in plain English?
>
> > Why not use the list for more substantial comment, like whether
> > ICANN is illegitimate, like whether the U.S. Government has a right
> > to privatize our global Internet without any kind of a public vote?
>
> Perhaps now that there has been mainstream exposure of what NSI,
> ICANN, NTIA, etc. have been doing, there are enough people who are
> informed that a vote will have meaningful results.
>
> > Don't you agree there's been way too many personal attacks on the
> > lists and not enough real dialogue on the issues that count? Please
> > show your leadership.
>
> In my opinion, it is not a personal attack to correct a journalistic
> error.
>
> --gregbo
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