Re: Re[4]: [ga-roots] Re[4]: [ga-icann] interesting California lawto consider

[Marc Schneiders <marc@schneiders.org>]

On Sun, 17 Jun 2001, at 11:03 [=GMT-0700], William X. Walsh wrote:

> Hello Marc,
> 
> Sunday, June 17, 2001, 10:44:10 AM, Marc Schneiders wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 17 Jun 2001, at 10:10 [=GMT-0700], William X. Walsh wrote:
> 
> >> > Some weeks ago, I had a look at most of their websites, and found, that the 
> >> > majority of them have some more or less stringent requirements concerning 
> >> > which TLD they would include in their root.
> >> > You know obviously more than their websites say.
> >> 
> >> References please?
> >> 
> >> There are no minimum standards or technical requirements at any of the
> >> alt.roots that I am aware of.  If you know otherwise, please don't
> >> just say it, point to the references.
> >> 
> >> That means that unless someone else, who also didn't meet any minimum
> >> standards, emailed them that they wanted that string first, you can
> >> have it, even if you don't know the difference between an MX record
> >> and a CNAME record, much less how to setup a controlled managed dns
> >> system for the domain.
> 
> > This is utter %$#@^& and you know it. You will not get your TLD
> > included in the ORSC root if there aren't at least two nameservers
> > correctly answering for it.
> 
> No, my comments are spot on.  The vast majority of those TLDs use the
> SAME nameservers.  The actual claimant asks Sexton or one of the
> other few who DO actually know how to manage DNS to add an SOA record
> in their dns servers for them.

Since you asked for references earlier in this thread, let me do the
same. "Vast majority"?

> I can point to a large number of TLDs in the ORSC zone that were
> "Created" by someone posting to the list asking if someone can add
> their TLD to their dns for them.

Idem ditto.

I am waiting for the long lists.

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