Re: [wg-review] dndef, 9

[Sotiropoulos <sotiris@hermesnetwork.com>]

Miles B. Whitener wrote:

> I would be very suspicious of any definition of a domain apart
> from what a DNS zone is.

Miles, that's like saying the State owns the highways, therefore the 
State also owns the cars that drive on them!  I'm sure there are a lot 
of car-owners who would take issue with such a point.

> 
> 
> If some naming or directory service other than DNS becomes
> popular enough, it won't have to be related to the current DNS at
> all.  "COM" in such a service, if such a name existed at all,
> would not be the same as the DNS "COM".
> 
> Here's a little thesis on DNS domains, for comment:
> 
> The big question about DNS management is "who owns the DNS root
> domain".  The second biggest question is "to what extent can the
> owner of a DNS domain restrict usage of subdomains".

Miles, the State owns the routes of highways and their construction, but 
not the types/colours/numbers of the vehicles travelling on them.


Sotiris Sotiropoulos
       Hermes Network, Inc.


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