2nd Root Server in Europe (fwd)

On Tue, 14 Jan 1997, Keith Mitchell wrote:

> > On Mon, 13 Jan 1997, Peter Lothberg wrote:
> 
> > > Shared resources has to bee keept as neutral as possible, and having
> > > for example a root-name-server behind it's own router attached to a well
> > > recogized public exchange point seems to be the best avaliable
> > > implementation today.
> > 
> > This is in fact exactly the physical arrangement that we have proposed: 
> > a root name server on its own class C one hop off the LINX.  
> 
> Not from a routing policy point of view - will you put the root
> server in a seperate AS, or will connectivity be constrained by
> your peering/routing policy ?

As I think that I have already said, we don't much care which AS it is
in, and, no, it would not be constrained by our peering/routing policy.

> > To repeat what may not be clear to those
> > added to the lengthening CC: list, some time ago, after securing the
> > endorsement of the UK ISPA, VBCnet approached IANA on behalf of ISPA
> > with an offer to provide and manage a root name server at the LINX.  
> 
> Neither VBCnet nor ISPA has the authority to offer "to provide and
> manage a root name server at the LINX", without appropriate approval
> from a majority of LINX members. They do of course have authority to
> offer to provide and manage a root nameserver on their own, or
> another of their members' own network.

I was quickly restating our offer and did so sloppily.  If you look back
at what I was restating, it used the phrase "one hop away from the 
LINX".  I believe that everything else that I have written has made
the correct distinctions.

VBCnet is a member of the LINX.  We and other members use its facilities
only by mutual agreement.  All of us understand that perfectly clearly.

> > We sent an engineer to California to discuss this with Paul Vixie,
> > who operates one of the root name servers and is responsible for the
> > software.  We intend to follow Vixie's recommendations on hardware,
> > software, and the way in which the root name server is attached to
> > the LINX, which is in fact as you have described above.
> 
> Could someone maybe reconcile this with the offer of ready hardware
> I've had from Bill Manning ? I'm confused. 

Sorry, but I know nothing about this.

>                                           I think we need a little
> more discussion between those who have plans and policy ideas here,
> and a rather less attempts at public point-scoring to the widest
> possible distribution.

Let us make this also perfectly clear: I have added not one name to
the CC list.  

I did correct "chief at ispa.org.uk" to "ispa-com at ispa.org.uk".

It is others who have grown and grown the CC list and are, if you are
correct, interested in "public point-scoring to the widest possible
distibution".

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