Re: The Green Paper is One Small Component

[Karl Denninger <karl at mcs.net>]

On Fri, Mar 20, 1998 at 01:35:12AM -0500, Keith Moore wrote:
> > > Yes, it's much the same problem.  Except that with the USG involved,
> > > there's a lot more potential for harm. 
> > 
> > Gee, that sounds like you've just admitted that there's a way out of this
> > mess that lets everyone have their shot at TLDs :-)
> 
> Quite the contrary.  Magaziner's threat significantly increases the 
> probability that everyone will try to get a TLD, and *that* has
> the potential to cause all manner of harm.
> 
> Keith

Such as?  Are you referring to the "big lie" about cache coherency?

Before you parrot the mantra of those who have a vested interest in seeing
competition limited, I strongly suggest that you consider that right now
there is ZERO cache coherency at the root server level - because COM/NET/ORG
are on the roots!

Even extremely moderate technical requirements for the operation of a TLD,
along with rational limitations on the number of TLDs that an organization
could "grab" would lead to well under 1% of the CURRENT root load being
presented in the form of TLDs.

The day that someone can argue that a reduction in load of 99% from present
levels presents a *PROBLEM* is the day that I eat my Commerce Department
submission - in public.

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