Re: new.net (was: Root Server DDoS Attack: What The Media Did Not Tell You)

To: Stephen Sprunk <ssprunk at CISCO.COM>
Subject: Re: new.net (was: Root Server DDoS Attack: What The Media Did Not Tell You)
From: Rick Wesson <wessorh at ar.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 10:01:11 -0800 (PST)
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On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, Stephen Sprunk wrote:

> Okay, so when every foo.com. applies to become a foo., how will you control
> the growth?  What is to keep the root from becoming a flat namespace within
> a few weeks?  It won't take long for the masses realize that an SLD is not
> as prestigious as their own personal TLD...

I know... a nameing hierarchy like in usenet but it will only be
controlling at the top -- then a organization will be CHARTERED to be the
caretaker of each of the top level names. maybe we'll start off with just
3 and see how it goes...

-rick

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