Re: FW: Using ARIN for the NEW IANA

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1 at ix.netcom.com>]

Jim and all,

Jim Fleming wrote:

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> From:   Jim Fleming[SMTP:JimFleming]
> Sent:   Saturday, March 28, 1998 3:09 PM
> To:     'Scott Bradner'
> Cc:     'Ira_C._Magaziner at oa.eop.gov'; 'John Curran'; 'Karl Denninger'
> Subject:        Using ARIN for the NEW IANA
>
> Scott,
>
> I agree that there is no need to create too many organizations. Each one requires
> staff, space and increases the costs to the end users. This is one of the reasons
> that I suggested in my DOC comments that the current ARIN structure be used to
> absorb the IANA function. Since many of the people are the same and since it is
> still not clear what Internet resources ARIN manages and what authority granted
> those resources to ARIN, I suggest that people simplify and use the existing ARIN
> staff, trustees and advisors to get the new IANA moving. This would allow control
> of the legacy U.S. Government Root Name Servers to be moved to ARIN and new
> TLDs to be added. This could happen in a short period of time.
>
> @@@@ http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/130dftmail/scanned/Bradner.htm
>
> "2/ prevent proliferation of infrastructure organizations - Too many organizations,
> each representing part of the global Internet infrastructure, will be confusing to
> Internet users, governments and the press. Too many organizations would also
> confuse the industrial partners which these organizations will have to depend on
> for their legitimacy and their support."
>
> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

  Are Dave Crocker and others of MoUvment aware of the IETF's
takd on all this?  Scott, can you comment further?

>
>
> -
> Jim Fleming
> Unir Corporation
> IBC, Tortola, BVI

 Regards,

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Jeffrey A. Williams
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Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC.
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