Re: UN

Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@nic.fr> Fri, 30 September 2005 10:26 UTC

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On Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 10:34:06PM -0700,
 kent crispin <kent@songbird.com> wrote 
 a message of 32 lines which said:

> In fact, if everybody started using one of the alternate roots, it
> would simply collapse.

You're mixing "the network of root servers" with "the root"
(Doc/NTIA). The first is a delicate engineering achievment and is not
easy to replace. The second one is just a desk with two civil
servants.
 
> There is heavy duty infrastructure, both human and physical,
> involved.

So, I would rephrase Anthony G. Atkielski's thought experiment:

If every root name server operator switches to an "alternate root"
tomorrow, then the "real root" won't matter.

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