I have just finished reading several exchanges in which various
views are offered about ways that the Internet Society might
benefit the Internet community through registration of one kind
or another. I quite agree with the observation that the Society

be distinguishable from the Internet on the principle that the
Internet is made up of components which are not the property of
the Society. However, I also agree that the Society can and should
act to assist the users and operators of the Internet in any way
possible (within the charter of the Society). Registration of
an arc of the OID, for instance, seems well within these parameters.

If the osi-ds group can formulate a specific recommendation for
the nature of the registration that would be desirable, and
run this by the IESG and IAB for sanity checking, I will be happy 
to undertake the necessary steps.

I have copied Jon Postel as one of the key interested parties in
all of this and will send him the notes you were kind enough to
copy isoc@nri.reston.va.us on for his information.

Please let me know if I appear to have understood the gist of what
you believe is needed. Since I sense there may still be some
debate about the precise steps to take, I won't make any further
moves until you come to a common recommendation.

Vint