Re: way out of the DNS problems? (former Re: delegation mechanism, Re: T

Thus spake "Keith Moore" <moore(_at_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu>
> > ICANN is not the controlling body for the ".".  That role belongs to the
> > US Dept. of Commerce.
> The US DoC may claim that role, but they have no right to it.
> The Internet is international, not some plaything of the US government.
The US DoC operates, directly or indirectly, 6 of the 13 root servers, including
A.  Whether it is "right" or not is irrelevant -- the DoC has the power to do
whatever it wants to the root.

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