[wg-c] Re: multiple_roots

[Dave Crocker <dcrocker@brandenburg.com>]

At 10:29 PM 8/30/99 , Karl Auerbach wrote:
>If there are two (or more) possible versions of a TLD, then the operator
>makes a choice based on whatever criteria the operator wishes to use. As a
>practical matter, TLDs which are subject to dispute are not very saleable

You are relying on anarchy to resolve ambiguities.

At the least, that leaves the system open to a denial of service 
attack.  Anyone wanting to cause problems can simply start a competing TLD 
with the same name as an existing one.

At any rate, the lack of coordination ensures that there will be name space 
divergence.

Absent reasonable review by the technical operations community, this 
constitutes a basic and high-risk change to the Internet's operational 
infrastructure.

d/

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