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[Jeff Taylor <shdwdrgn AT sourpuss.net>]

I see your point, and how that could cause problems.  Of course we're 
always open to discussing circumstances.  The main issue here is the 
commitment to running a TLD server.  Because there is no monetary cost 
to OpenNic, we see a LOT of people who come in full of energy, find out 
their ideas are technically impossible or just plain stupid, and then 
they leave again.

Consider the case of the .pirate domain opening up, then getting listed 
on a hacker forum... Thousands of domain names were created by people 
with absolutely no intention of setting up associated websites, or even 
returning to OpenNic.  Something like this would be a great PR stunt for 
us, if we had automated domain expirations to clear out the garbage.  
Unfortunately we don't, so we're left with manually clearing out the 
garbage.

The same holds true for people coming through, thinking this is a great 
dumping ground for their grand experiment in a TLD for their little 
5th-world country, then they discover that nobody else *cares* about 
their TLD - so instead of shutting it down respectfully, they just turn 
off their servers and stop answering emails.  Again, those of us who 
stick with OpenNic are stuck cleaning up the mess.

I think this new direction we are exploring with using LDAP to manage 
domain registrations will open up a lot of possibilities in regards to 
your initial question...  Not only will we be using T1 servers to serve 
the zone files, but we can also use a pool of LDAP servers to manage the 
data, and a pool of web servers to spread the load for domain 
registration and maintenance.  People who are able to participate in 
these projects will also be able to show their commitment to maintaining 
their individual servers.  There may even come a time when we no longer 
need to associate each TLD with a particular T1 server.


On 02/08/2013 05:16 AM, Simon wrote:
> My point was not that people should not prove their committment and 
> skills but that some may be restricted in being able to run a t2 by 
> bandwidth, local legislation and T&c issues with their provider.
>
> Contributing to Opennic is voluntary and restriction on running a T1 
> based in whether an individual can run a T2 could impinge on the very 
> freedoms Opennic is trying to protect.
>
> For example, I have adequate infrastructure, bandwidth and skills to 
> run a T1 service but my provider specifically prohibits recursive, 
> public access dns servers but not authoritative, non-recursive servers.
>
> This type of policy is becoming increasingly common and I feel it 
> unfair to allow only one method of proving committment. I feel that 
> there should be both flexibilty and a range of ways in which the 
> community can judge committment and skill.
>
> Simon
> --
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