>One simple definition: "official domains" are accessible from the >seven or eight so-called ROOT servers. Someone with better memory More lies. There are 13 legacy Root Servers. BTW who makes the offical hamburger: MacDonalds or Hungry Jacks. Don't want to be eating an unoffical hamberger now. Whilst on that topic, should I be drinking Coca Cola or Pepsi. One must be Rouge. >than I can contribute the complete list of those servers. A list sure: Bah, I've sent it to you previously asking you top hop count them - you find it. >This is also a very workable definition, since most Internet >systems connected to the global Internet use the ROOT servers >as their starting point for locating all domain names in the >global system. Nope that's "not quite" true. Firstly the file that is supplied with most realeses of software now is VERY VERY out of date. You will miss 4 servers listed as they no longer exist and there are 8 more not on the list that is distrubuted. But then you would know that because your a guru. >Hmmm ... I don't recall pointing that out. In fact, most domain >names do require a renewal fee after one or two years. >In the case of the .COM/.NET/.ORG/etc the fee is US $70.00 for >a two year period. For several of the .AU domains (.COM.AU and >.NET.AU) the fee is AUD $125.00 for two years. Hmm, and neither of the above companies PAYS to have the data on the servers. >My point being: If you have one ... >If the owner of .AU.COM does NOT pay their fee, or their domain So they pay 10 years in advance. >name is cancelled by InterNIC, then the thousands ofd 3LD domains >piggy-backing on .AU.COM are simply SOL - they are instantly OFF THE NET! Are they? I can think of hundreds of ways of ensuring they are not. Doesn't take too much imagination. >Of course, the same does NOT apply to .COM.AU and .NET.AU, since they >are sanctioned (in the sense of approved, not the church sense as some >person indicated) by IANA and the ROOT name server system. No COM.AU and NET.AU are not "sanctioned" by IANA in any fashion, way or means at all. Get your facts straight Rick. Your really starting to sound like a plebacite grasping for straws in hope that someone will actually listen. Hopefully people won't listen to the words your put foirward, but the concept, at least that is "close". THE DOMAIN NAME HANDBOOK http://www.domainhandbook.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The advice offered in this email is not considered professional advice, or it would be accompanied by an invoice. No permission is granted for republication of comments, without written consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Business Development, Technology Domain Registration and Network Advisory Telstra Convey Member (not employee) AURSC http://www.aursc.ah.net Adam Todd Personal http://adamtodd.ah.net at§aus or at@ah.net http://adam.says.sheesh Phone +61 2 9729 0565 Network http://www.ah.net AU Internet News http://www.ah.net/lists/lwgate/INTERNET/ AU Internet User Mail List http://www.ah.net/lists/lwgate/OZ-USER/ INTERNATIONAL ROOT SERVER CONFEDERATION MEMBER http://www.i.rscReceived on Fri Jun 19 1998 - 12:44:42 UTC
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