Re: [DNSOP] *.DNS metaTLD [ref: additional special names]

Ted Lemon <ted.lemon@nominum.com> Mon, 03 March 2014 13:12 UTC

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Subject: Re: [DNSOP] *.DNS metaTLD [ref: additional special names]
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On Mar 3, 2014, at 1:09 PM, Joe Abley <jabley@hopcount.ca> wrote:
> I suggest that it's entirely plausible for someone to choose a DNS-namespace anchor for their non-DNS namespace that is as stable as they want, depending on their needs.

This is clearly not the case for an open protocol spec, though, since there is no one entity that could be responsible for maintaining the registration.