----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 2:47 AM Subject: FIRST PASS - IPv8 Floating Root Survey > This is the first pass of the IPv8 Floating Root Survey > > There are only 198 TLDs widely known enough to pass > the first round of queries, where we ask some of the common > second level zones, currently exiled under .COM, where they > think their parent is located. > > We have not put the "Neighbor Net" queries in the scripts, > where for example, we ask the "BIB" and "WWW" servers if they > know where the "WEB" servers are located. We have also not > used the scripts that ask the TLDs below where they think all of > the other TLDs are located. > > Some might claim that these are the strongest or most widely > known TLDs on the Internet. Others might claim that these are > the lucky TLDs that happen to be "known" by a small number of > second level zones, exiled under .COM. > > Others might point out that this survey comes as a surprise and > that the servers for the second-level zones [exiled under .COM] > are not prepared to accurately tell others who their parent is. > Given time, they can make changes to ensure that happens. > This allows those second-level zones to voice their opinion on > where the parent TLD servers are located. This is a bottom-up > form of voting. No central agency needs to decide what TLDs > should be "created". > > This is the first pass. I think this clearly shows that an ISP can > start with NO ROOT SERVERS and can start asking some > .COM servers controlled by individuals and companies where > the TLDs are located and that ISP can come up with a reasonable > collection of TLDs to get started. No central agency needs to tell > the ISP where TLDs are and the ISP gets the most up to date > information and routes around broken TLDs. > > The TLDs below are clearly not the only TLDs in operation. They > happen to be the ones that show up on the IPv8 radar screen first > given the criteria used. Since IPv8 supports 2,048 TLDs and IPv16 > supports 32,768 TLDs we have a ways to go before we locate the > brightest TLDs in the UnirVerse.... > > > Jim Fleming > http://www.unir.com/images/architech.gif > http://www.unir.com/images/address.gif > http://www.unir.com/images/headers.gif > http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/130dftmail/unir.txt > http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/sdks/platform/tpipv6/start.asp > > > > 9 potential TLD servers found for ARPA > > 12 potential TLD servers found for NET > > 4 potential TLD servers found for INT > > 9 potential TLD servers found for EDU > > 13 potential TLD servers found for ORG > > 16 potential TLD servers found for COM > > 7 potential TLD servers found for AD > > 12 potential TLD servers found for BIB > > 2 potential TLD servers found for WWW > > 5 potential TLD servers found for GL > > 5 potential TLD servers found for AG > > 5 potential TLD servers found for VI > > 6 potential TLD servers found for US > > 2 potential TLD servers found for VC > > 5 potential TLD servers found for BM > > 3 potential TLD servers found for PR > > 5 potential TLD servers found for TC > > 5 potential TLD servers found for CA > > 5 potential TLD servers found for JM > > 5 potential TLD servers found for MS > > 2 potential TLD servers found for HT > > 3 potential TLD servers found for AI > > 4 potential TLD servers found for MX > > 2 potential TLD servers found for BB > > 2 potential TLD servers found for KN > > 2 potential TLD servers found for LC > > 5 potential TLD servers found for IS > > 2 potential TLD servers found for GD > > 6 potential TLD servers found for MQ > > 5 potential TLD servers found for VG > > 1 potential TLD servers found for DIGITAL > > 2 potential TLD servers found for EC > > 3 potential TLD servers found for GF > > 8 potential TLD servers found for AR > > 3 potential TLD servers found for VE > > 5 potential TLD servers found for BR > > 2 potential TLD servers found for TT > > 6 potential TLD servers found for HN > > 3 potential TLD servers found for BV > > 3 potential TLD servers found for AQ > > 5 potential TLD servers found for CR > > 6 potential TLD servers found for GP > > 3 potential TLD servers found for PE > > 2 potential TLD servers found for DM > > 4 potential TLD servers found for CO > > 5 potential TLD servers found for LV > > 8 potential TLD servers found for PY > > 4 potential TLD servers found for BZ > > 2 potential TLD servers found for BO > > 2 potential TLD servers found for GQ > > 5 potential TLD servers found for UY > > 7 potential TLD servers found for SV > > 6 potential TLD servers found for NI > > 5 potential TLD servers found for AW > > 3 potential TLD servers found for GY > > 3 potential TLD servers found for DO > > 4 potential TLD servers found for GT > > 10 potential TLD servers found for CL > > 8 potential TLD servers found for AN > > 5 potential TLD servers found for NO > > 6 potential TLD servers found for BG > > 3 potential TLD servers found for AZ > > 7 potential TLD servers found for AL > > 4 potential TLD servers found for DZ > > 2 potential TLD servers found for FO > > 6 potential TLD servers found for CY > > 7 potential TLD servers found for MT > > 8 potential TLD servers found for RO > > 7 potential TLD servers found for NL > > 3 potential TLD servers found for MC > > 5 potential TLD servers found for GB > > 7 potential TLD servers found for GG > > 6 potential TLD servers found for AM > > 2 potential TLD servers found for GI > > 6 potential TLD servers found for DE > > 7 potential TLD servers found for RU > > 4 potential TLD servers found for BW > > 7 potential TLD servers found for LI > > 6 potential TLD servers found for TM > > 7 potential TLD servers found for PT > > 10 potential TLD servers found for IT > > 7 potential TLD servers found for IE > > 8 potential TLD servers found for BE > > 6 potential TLD servers found for CZ > > 6 potential TLD servers found for TR > > 6 potential TLD servers found for BA > > 5 potential TLD servers found for GE > > 8 potential TLD servers found for GR > > 8 potential TLD servers found for CH > > 6 potential TLD servers found for AT > > 8 potential TLD servers found for SI > > 5 potential TLD servers found for HU > > 5 potential TLD servers found for UK > > 7 potential TLD servers found for SE > > 8 potential TLD servers found for FR > > 5 potential TLD servers found for DK > > 7 potential TLD servers found for MA > > 7 potential TLD servers found for LU > > 6 potential TLD servers found for LT > > 8 potential TLD servers found for SK > > 9 potential TLD servers found for ES > > 6 potential TLD servers found for VA > > 5 potential TLD servers found for EE > > 6 potential TLD servers found for FI > > 7 potential TLD servers found for CN > > 3 potential TLD servers found for HELP > > 6 potential TLD servers found for KR > > 5 potential TLD servers found for LA > > 7 potential TLD servers found for BY > > 6 potential TLD servers found for CM > > 2 potential TLD servers found for TW > > 6 potential TLD servers found for JP > > 5 potential TLD servers found for KH > > 5 potential TLD servers found for VN > > 5 potential TLD servers found for HK > > 4 potential TLD servers found for MN > > 5 potential TLD servers found for TH > > 7 potential TLD servers found for IN > > 5 potential TLD servers found for PK > > 3 potential TLD servers found for LR > > 5 potential TLD servers found for CV > > 3 potential TLD servers found for ZR > > 3 potential TLD servers found for TG > > 6 potential TLD servers found for SA > > 2 potential TLD servers found for JO > > 6 potential TLD servers found for NG > > 5 potential TLD servers found for ZM > > 6 potential TLD servers found for BT > > 4 potential TLD servers found for ZW > > 3 potential TLD servers found for BI > > 4 potential TLD servers found for ET > > 2 potential TLD servers found for TD > > 4 potential TLD servers found for YE > > 2 potential TLD servers found for NR > > 2 potential TLD servers found for GA > > 7 potential TLD servers found for UA > > 2 potential TLD servers found for AE > > 3 potential TLD servers found for CG > > 2 potential TLD servers found for DJ > > 3 potential TLD servers found for GW > > 3 potential TLD servers found for CF > > 3 potential TLD servers found for GM > > 2 potential TLD servers found for SC > > 3 potential TLD servers found for GN > > 5 potential TLD servers found for LB > > 3 potential TLD servers found for CD > > 3 potential TLD servers found for KW > > 4 potential TLD servers found for GH > > 8 potential TLD servers found for IO > > 3 potential TLD servers found for IQ > > 2 potential TLD servers found for OM > > 2 potential TLD servers found for KM > > 6 potential TLD servers found for KZ > > 2 potential TLD servers found for SY > > 7 potential TLD servers found for TN > > 4 potential TLD servers found for AO > > 4 potential TLD servers found for SR > > 2 potential TLD servers found for BJ > > 2 potential TLD servers found for MG > > 2 potential TLD servers found for BD > > 2 potential TLD servers found for MM > > 2 potential TLD servers found for CI > > 5 potential TLD servers found for IL > > 3 potential TLD servers found for KE > > 5 potential TLD servers found for IR > > 3 potential TLD servers found for BH > > 3 potential TLD servers found for SO > > 5 potential TLD servers found for MZ > > 8 potential TLD servers found for ZA > > 3 potential TLD servers found for TP > > 2 potential TLD servers found for MW > > 3 potential TLD servers found for TK > > 2 potential TLD servers found for PF > > 5 potential TLD servers found for CK > > 7 potential TLD servers found for TO > > 3 potential TLD servers found for LK > > 7 potential TLD servers found for NZ > > 6 potential TLD servers found for FJ > > 4 potential TLD servers found for CX > > 6 potential TLD servers found for MY > > 5 potential TLD servers found for SG > > 2 potential TLD servers found for UM > > 6 potential TLD servers found for CC > > 2 potential TLD servers found for MV > > 2 potential TLD servers found for TV > > 5 potential TLD servers found for TF > > 6 potential TLD servers found for ID > > 4 potential TLD servers found for AS > > 3 potential TLD servers found for GU > > 6 potential TLD servers found for PH > > 6 potential TLD servers found for ML > > 5 potential TLD servers found for VU > > 4 potential TLD servers found for PG > > 7 potential TLD servers found for AU > > 5 potential TLD servers found for PW > > 3 potential TLD servers found for NC > > 5 potential TLD servers found for WS > > 6 potential TLD servers found for NU >