]
] HP plans to protect its Linux customers from the wrath of
] SCO by defending them in court at the company's own
] expense.

The Register

Decius wrote:
] ] We call on ICANN to examine the procedures for changes in
] ] service, including provisions to protect users from
] ] abrupt changes in service.
] ]
] ] We call on the IAB, the IETF, and the operational
] ] community to examine the specifications for the domain
] ] name system and consider whether additional
] ] specifications could improve the stability of the overall
] ] system. Most urgently, we ask for definitive
] ] recommendations regarding the use and operation of
] ] wildcard DNS names in TLDs and the root domain, so that
] ] actions and expectations can become universal.

] If this issue is not resolved by Phreaknic I will use my
] speaking time there to call for a move to a DNS system that
] exists outside of ICANN's control. Its not really their fault,
] but this situation cannot be allowed to go on for years.

There's always opennic (www.opennic.unrated.net or www.opennic.glue if you already have it set up). This doesn't help with the *.com problem, though. The CMU Computer Club's nameservers are set up that way -- 128.2.4.142 and 128.2.4.151 -- feel free to play with it but be advised that those addresses may change in a few months.

One thing that I advocate doing with recursive nameservers regardless of your position on ICANN, etc, is rather than having a root.cache that just lists root nameservers, sync the root zone and have the hints point to all of the nameservers for all of the TLDs. This reduces latency since you never go to root servers -- good queries go straight to the NS for that TLD and your server can immediately generate an NXDOMAIN for queries that don't correspond to any TLD.

RE: ICANN can't do anything...

] An old battery stalwart is hoping to ride the wave of a
] new portable power technology with an investment in a
] young, upstart company.
] Gillette Co. is betting that fuel cells running on
] alcohol will give batteries and rechargers a run for
] their money. The Boston company has formed a strategic
] alliance with MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. to develop fuel
] cells for consumers.

I wasn't aware that Gillette owns owns Duracell.

BostonHerald.com - Business: Battery maker becomes investor: Gillette bets future brings fuel cell use

]
] # Security appliance market continues to grow
] # New RSA single sign-on software will support Liberty
] Alliance
] # TruSecure risk management system analyzes disparate
] program output
] # GFI freeware product scans downloads at ISA Server
] level

FWIW...

Security Web Digest: Federal initiative to improve software security ... and More

] WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 — All nine members of an expert panel
] established by Congress to advise NASA on safety resigned today,
] with several citing frustration over a lack of influence.

Whoa!

All 9 Members of a NASA Safety Panel Resign

Rather, Verisign responds to ICANN.

RE: ICANN Responds to IAB

] A GROUP from the open source / free software community
] has put together a response to SCO CEO Darl McBride's
] "Open Letter to the Open Source Community". The INQUIRER
] is glad to print Groklaw's "Dear Darl" letter, along with
] their research.

Neat.

Groklaw sends a Dear Darl letter

] In particular, we recommend that DNS wildcards should not
] be used in a zone unless the zone operator has a clear
] understanding of the risks, and that they should not be
] used without the informed consent of those entities which
] have been delegated below the zone.

Internet Architecture Board tells Verisign no...

] Within three years, most bank machines that dispense cash
] will run on the Windows operating system, according to a
] study published last week.

Doh!

Wired News: Windows to Power ATMs in 2005

] O'Shaughnessy said there's no need for any outside
] organization to get involved. "There's some religiousness
] that's been brought to bear here besides the technical
] reality," he said. "We're fully compliant with every
] RFC," O'Shaughnessy said in reference to the technical
] standards that govern the Internet.

Bullshit. And the RFC situation is going to change Real Soon Now.

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