[IFWP] Root Server Statistics - Revisited

2000-04-27 Thread !Dr. Joe Baptista
Yesturday I published a test on root server response times and failure rates which seems to have caused a bit of an uproar with root server operators and much discussion. As is my usual habit - I published the results without much explanation and I appologize for all the concern it has caused.

[IFWP] a new root server confederation - listed on NASDAQ

2000-04-27 Thread !Dr. Joe Baptista
I just found a new root server confederation http://ww.rmi.net/ Rocket mountain networks NASDAQ listing RMII. I love finding new stuff. Looks like this is an internal root network or an experiment. I must remind myself to find out more. Heres the root: ; DiG 8.1 @ROOT1.RMI.NET. . any ;

[IFWP] Dave Farber ...Getting the congress involved will backfire. Cook: why?

2000-04-27 Thread Gordon Cook
Dave Farber writes to his IP list: "I am, on the average, very impressed with the staff at the FCC. As I have said before, they do what they believe is best for the country recognizing that they are dealing with powerful industrial players who often run to the Hill and the courts for