2nd Root Server in Europe

    The location of that server is not a technical issue, it's a political one.
True. And it will stay that way on this continent, where for
ages and ages already national issues have dominated what
politicians have the guts to call "European politics". There
is no such thing: "European politics" is the sum of national
politics and always the lowest common denominator. There's
more than enough proof of that: "Bosnia" is one of the most
striking proofs of the total failure of "European politics"
(and since you're from France and I'm from Holland, I would
add "drugs" to that... ;-)).
In networking land it's no better. And there it's even worse,
since the problem is made even worse by the price policies of
the various national PTT's; deregulation, even though it has
been the focus of the European Commission for many years, is
largely still a dead letter. Just have a look at the prices
that the various PTT's charge for international lines, and
compare them with the prices for intercontinental lines.
Then it isn't really surprising that in networking context
the US has become the "center of Europe".... :-(


	Piet