August 2020 - At-Large - lists.icann.org

Ars Technica : A Chrome feature is creating enormous load on global root DNS servers
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Feb. 6, 2021

Feb. 6, 2021

The Chromium browser—open source, upstream parent to both Google Chrome and the new Microsoft Edge—is getting some serious negative attention for a well-intentioned feature that checks to see if a user's ISP is "hijacking" non-existent domain results. The Intranet Redirect Detector <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1090985>, which makes spurious queries for random "domains" statistically unlikely to exist, is responsible for roughly half of the total traffic the world's root DNS servers receive. Verisign engineer Matt Thomas wrote a lengthy APNIC blog post <https://blog.apnic.net/2020/08/21/chromiums-impact-on-root-dns-traffic/> outlining the problem and defining its scope. Read rest of Ars Technica article : https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/08/a-chrome-feature-is-creating-enormo… The APNIC blog post : https://blog.apnic.net/2020/08/21/chromiums-impact-on-root-dns-traffic/ Not aware if this is mentioned before in ICANN circles Dev Anand

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Jimmy Schulz Condolences
by Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond Dec. 22, 2020

Dec. 22, 2020

Dear Colleagues, those of you who knew Jimmy Schulz might wish to send condolences to his family. Information (in German) can be translated using your favourite online translator: http://jimmy-schulz.de/2019/11/25/abschied/ Kindest regards, Olivier

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IANA Function Review Team (IFRT) #16 meeting
by Kaili Kan Aug. 21, 2020

Aug. 21, 2020

Dear At-Large and All, The IFRT had its 16th meeting via teleconference on 18 August 2020, 18:00 UTC. This meeting discussed the following: -- Reviewed the work plan and fact sheet -- Discussed the draft initial report The meeting's high level notes (initial report discussion points) are attached for your information. The meeting's minutes and Zoom playback can be found at: https://community.icann.org/display/ifr/August+18+2020+%2818%3A00+UTC%29+-+… As the representative of At-Large and the AP region at IFRT, if you have any questions, concerns, suggestions or opinions, please do not hesitate to contact me, so that I may present them at IFRT. Thank you all. Kaili Kan

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IANA Function Review Team (IFRT) #15 meeting
by Kaili Kan Aug. 14, 2020

Aug. 14, 2020

Dear At-Large and All, The IFRT had its 15th meeting via teleconference on 4 August 2020, 18:00 UTC. This meeting discussed the following: -- Reviewed the draft of findings so far The meeting's minutes, Zoom playback and background material can be found at: https://community.icann.org/display/ifr/August+4+2020+%2818%3A00+UTC%29+-+C… As the representative of At-Large and the AP region at IFRT, if you have any questions, concerns, suggestions or opinions, please do not hesitate to contact me, so that I may present them at IFRT. Thank you all. Kaili Kan

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Today’s Internet Still Relies on an ARPANET-Era Protocol: The Request for Comments
by Matthias M. Hudobnik Aug. 6, 2020

Aug. 6, 2020

Dear all, I highly recommend you to read this article of Steve Crocker if you want to get more technical insights about the beginnings of the Internet ;-): https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/cyberspace/todays-internet-still-rel… Have a nice day! Kindest regards, Matthias _________________________ Ing. Mag. Matthias M. Hudobnik HYPERLINK "mailto:matthias@hudobnik.at"matthias(a)hudobnik.at http://www.hudobnik.at

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Today’s Internet Still Relies on an ARPANET-Era Protocol: The Request for Comments
by Matthias M. Hudobnik Aug. 6, 2020

Aug. 6, 2020

Dear all, I highly recommend you to read this article of Steve Crocker if you want to get more technical insights about the beginnings of the Internet ;-): https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/cyberspace/todays-internet-still-rel… Have a nice day! Kindest regards, Matthias _________________________ Ing. Mag. Matthias M. Hudobnik HYPERLINK "mailto:matthias@hudobnik.at"matthias(a)hudobnik.at http://www.hudobnik.at

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Today’s Internet Still Relies on an ARPANET-Era Protocol: The Request for Comments
by Matthias M. Hudobnik Aug. 6, 2020

Aug. 6, 2020

Dear all, I highly recommend you to read this article of Steve Crocker if you want to get more technical insights about the beginnings of the Internet ;-): https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/cyberspace/todays-internet-still-rel… Have a nice day! Kindest regards, Matthias _________________________ Ing. Mag. Matthias M. Hudobnik matthias(a)hudobnik.at http://www.hudobnik.at

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IANA Function Review Team (IFRT) #14 meeting
by Kaili Kan Aug. 1, 2020

Aug. 1, 2020

Dear At-Large and All, The IFRT had its 14th meeting via teleconference on 21 July 2020, 18:00 UTC. This meeting discussed the following: -- Letter regarding the CSC's interpretation of the IANA Naming Function Contract's Section 9.3 regarding the Transition Plan (Forwarded to the IFR Leadership by Lars-Johan Liman, CSC Chair) -- “Findings” that Tomslin and Andreas entered into their sections on the Contract Spreadsheet High level notes of this meeting and the above letter are attached for your information. The meeting's minutes and Zoom playback can be found at: https://community.icann.org/display/ifr/July+21+2020+%2818%3A00+UTC%29+-+Ca… As the representative of At-Large and the AP region at IFRT, if you have any questions, concerns, suggestions or opinions, please do not hesitate to contact me, so that I may present them at IFRT. Thank you all. Kaili Kan

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