RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-19 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Nick McClure wrote: > > What concerns me most is if the EU for instance created their own root > servers, and then said .com for the EU root servers is controlled by this > group. Then king-nacho.com is one thing in the US and something completely > different in the EU. That could definitely happ

RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-19 Thread Nick McClure
is one thing in the US and something completely different in the EU. That is my definition of a problem :) > -Original Message- > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 1:09 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: UN wants to inter

RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-19 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Nick McClure wrote: > But what if they had differing information, wouldn't that create a problem? Depends on your definition of a problem :) The most likely scenario for a conflict that would cause a split in the global DNS system is that some legal proceedings in the US would result in some co

RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-19 Thread Nick McClure
But what if they had differing information, wouldn't that create a problem? > -Original Message- > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:18 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs >

RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-19 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Nick McClure wrote: > I realize there aren't only 13 boxes, however by their own terminology there > are 13 root servers, and by my count 10 of them are operated by US > companies. And internet would function fine if all 10 of them were taken down. But which fair amount of hardware is owned or g

RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-19 Thread Nick McClure
To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs > > Nick McClure wrote: > > > > From my count 10 of the 13 servers are with US based organizations > > It is a mistake to think that there are only 13 servers. There are close > to a hundre

RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-19 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Nick McClure wrote: > > From my count 10 of the 13 servers are with US based organizations It is a mistake to think that there are only 13 servers. There are close to a hundred servers using 13 IP adresses (anycast). Count servers and the numbers change significantly: only a minority of the ser

RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-19 Thread Nick McClure
ent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 6:07 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs > > Nick McClure wrote: > > The Root Servers > > The physical servers (the hardware) are not owned by the US. They are > owned by the hosting organisat

RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-19 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Nick McClure wrote: > The Root Servers The physical servers (the hardware) are not owned by the US. They are owned by the hosting organisations. A significant part of the hosting organizations does not fall under US jurisdiction: http://www.root-servers.org/ The only thing that falls exclusively

Re: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Jerry Johnson
Deal. I liked gopher better, anyway. And what was wrong with Fidonet, I ask you? On 7/18/05, Wayne Putterill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, you keep the internet and we'll have the web back as that was > invented in Europe. > > ;) > > On 7/18/05, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > S

Re: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Kevin Graeme
You got your chocolate in my peanut butter! On 7/18/05, Wayne Putterill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, you keep the internet and we'll have the web back as that was > invented in Europe. > > ;) ~| Discover CFTicket - The leadi

Re: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Wayne Putterill
OK, you keep the internet and we'll have the web back as that was invented in Europe. ;) On 7/18/05, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Simple answer: No. > > We built it. It is ours. Just be glad we let you play. > > On 7/18/05, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.cd

Re: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread John Dowdell
Nick McClure wrote: > http://www.cdt.org/headlines/headlines.php?hid=796 Samizdata.net had a round-up this weekend: http://www.samizdata.net/blog/archives/007798.html Taxation via domain-name sales sounds like it will pull the little votes along, with the big push coming from those states which

RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Nick McClure
The Root Servers _ From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 4:33 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs Nick McClure wrote: > Well, besides ownership of the systems Which systems? Joc

RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Nick McClure wrote: > Well, besides ownership of the systems Which systems? Jochem ~| Purchase Studio MX with Flash Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffus

RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Nick McClure
Well, besides ownership of the systems I'm not sure what else really plays in to it. _ From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 1:05 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs Nick McClure wrote: > I

Re: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Nick McClure wrote: > I can see those negotiations now. All these people around the table, and > they have all these ideas but they will rely on one thing. The US giving up > control of the root servers. If push comes to shove, what control does the US really have over the root servers? Jochem

RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Ken Ketsdever
:p thpt! -Original Message- From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 8:49 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs I blame Bush :) --- On Monday, July 18, 2005 11:46 AM, Ken Ketsdever scribed: --- > > But it

RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Nick McClure
Well, I think it was a case of the people that agreed and the people that actually made the choice were not the same people. _ From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 11:59 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

Re: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Howie Hamlin
Personally, most of the SPAM I receive is from: comcast verizon roadrunner etc. These are all from the US and most are from zombies. However, the zombies and spammers are mostly US-based. Howie --- On Monday, July 18, 2005 11:48 AM, Nick McClure scribed: --- > > How much of what they are coun

Re: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Howie Hamlin
The US previously agreed to give up root control and then renegged. I'd prefer that we kept the control of the root but, since we previously agreed to give it up, you can see why people would be upset. Howie --- On Monday, July 18, 2005 11:53 AM, Jerry Johnson scribed: --- > > Simple answer: N

RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Nick McClure
count spoofing and hacked computers. > -Original Message- > From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 11:43 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs > > The lion's share of SPAM originates in the US

Re: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Jerry Johnson
Simple answer: No. We built it. It is ours. Just be glad we let you play. On 7/18/05, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.cdt.org/headlines/headlines.php?hid=796 > > > > I can see those negotiations now. All these people around the table, and > they have all these ideas but th

Re: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Howie Hamlin
I blame Bush :) --- On Monday, July 18, 2005 11:46 AM, Ken Ketsdever scribed: --- > > But it always sounds better if you can blame the communists or the > Israelis. > ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer

RE: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Ken Ketsdever
But it always sounds better if you can blame the communists or the Israelis. -Original Message- From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 8:43 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs The lion's share of SPAM origi

Re: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Howie Hamlin
The lion's share of SPAM originates in the US: http://www.techworld.com/features/index.cfm?featureID=1372 1. United States (35.7 percent) 2. South Korea (24.9 percent) 3. China and Hong Kong (9.7 percent) 4. France (3.1 percent) 5. Spain (2.7 percent) 6. Canada (2.6 percent) 7. Japan (2.1 p

Re: UN wants to internationalize the Intrawebs

2005-07-18 Thread Michael Dinowitz
And give it to China which will rule all spam not only legal, but required reading as well. Have I mentioned today that I hate the UN and think it has as much reason to exist as a steaming pile of dog feces? Actually, less. > http://www.cdt.org/headlines/headlines.php?hid=796 > > > > I can see