Re: ICANN off the map

[<measl () mfn org>]

On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:

> ICANN is a customer of Abovenet (apparently, they don't use
> multi-homing). Abovenet had connectivity problems that week-end
> (Core3.sjc2 rebooting) and that may explain the trouble.
>
> May be ICANN should multi-home to avoid depending on one
> provider. But, as someone said, www.icann.org is not critical for the
> daily operation of the Internet.

If they are single homed, what's this about:

        
   ICANN (ASN-L-ROOT)
   4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330
   Marina Del Rey, California 90292
   US

   Autonomous System Name: L-ROOT
   Autonomous System Number: 20144

   Coordinator:
      Crain, John  (JC2032-ARIN)  crain () icann org
      +1 3108239358

   Record last updated on 30-Mar-2001.
   Database last updated on  18-Nov-2001 19:53:59 EDT.

Maybe I'm just being dense - it wouldn't be the first time - but if ICANN
isn't multi homed, or *about* to be multihomed, why are they holding on to
scarce resources like an ASN?

-- 
Yours, 
J.A. Terranson
sysadmin () mfn org

If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they
should give serious consideration towards setting a better example:
Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of
unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in
the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and 
elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire
populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate...
This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States
as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers,
associates, or others.  Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of
those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the
first place...
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