[AfrICANN-discuss] ITU

[Dr Eberhard W Lisse]

It doesn't matter what you think and the root server operators do agree.

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On Dec 7, 2012, at 0:28, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Ben Fuller <abutiben at gmail.com> wrote:
>> The Department of Commerce has control over the root servers,
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> 
> I think that the 12 organisations that run A-M might think about it differently, they are:
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> Verisign · USC-ISI · Cogent · UMD · NASA-ARC · ISC · DOD-NIC · ARL · Autonomica · RIPE · ICANN · WIDE
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> The DoC does not have control over them.
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>  
>>  A to whatever. It contracts the IANA function to ICANN.
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> The DoC DOES have a no-fee contract with ICANN to run the IANA, this does not mean they can determine what is in the root.
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> 
> Regards,
> 
> McTim
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> 
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>> On Dec 6, 2012, at 9:08 AM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 12:39 AM, Ben Fuller <abutiben at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> FYI.
>>>> 
>>>> http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/271153-house-approves-resolution-to-keep-internet-control-out-of-un-hands
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>>>> This is the first time in a long time that the US Congress has been united on an issue. Remember, the US controls the root.
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>>> 
>>> How, exactly does it do this??
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>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> McTim
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