[dns-operations] William Allen Simpson: [dnsext] Signing the root with SHA-1 by Sep 1st

[bmanning at vacation.karoshi.com]

namedroppers was the operational issues (as well as protocol) for nearly 20 years.

and no, none of the respondents (that I've seen) have any standing to cause the
root zone controlled by the US/DoC contractors ICANN and VSGN to be signed.
Non-Internet root zones, including one controlled by ICANN have been signed for
months or years.

--bill


On Sun, Aug 09, 2009 at 11:40:08PM +0100, Chris Thompson wrote:
> On Aug 8 2009, Paul Vixie wrote:
> 
> >some operational content was seen over on the protocol-specific list today:
> 
> I admit I have been somewhat bemused by that thread on namedroppers: since
> when was that the right place to discuss DNS operational issues? (and this
> surely is one). I am also quite unclear on whether anyone there is speaking
> authoritatively on behalf of an organisation that can actually cause the
> root zone to be signed, on 1 September or on any other day.
> 
> William Allen Simpson <william.allen.simpson at gmail.com> is reported as
> writing:
> 
> >>I'm proposing Sep 1st.
> >>
> >>My rationale is that educational institutions will be started, or ready
> >>to start shortly thereafter.  They are already dealing with new students,
> >>and help desks will be able to give strong feedback on any problems.
> 
> That's so parochial that it is almost funny. I can assure you that Sep 1
> is almost as dead a time as you can get at this educational institution.
> And why are educational institutions of any special relevance anyway?
> 
> -- 
> Chris Thompson               University of Cambridge Computing Service,
> Email: cet1 at ucs.cam.ac.uk    New Museums Site, Cambridge CB2 3QH,
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