Greg Shatan writes:
Among a lot of other things:
Greg
Thanks for this - and my questions back to you interspersed On 1 Dec 2014, at 7:27 am, Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc@gmail.com> wrote:
Holly,
NTIA's roles relating to the IANA functions -- approval, oversight, etc. -- are what is being handed over. Second, while it is true that holistically, the NTIA currently performs its roles in relation to names, numbers and protocol parameters, our remit is to provide a proposal for replacing NTIA's role with regard to names.
And I would like to stress, the role of the NTIA is largely symbolic. Quoting NTIA: "NTIA's role includes the procedural role of administering changes to the authoritative root zone file and serving as the historic steward of the DNS, a role that has helped provide confidence in the system. NTIA contracts with ICANN to carry out the IANA functions and has a cooperative agreement with VeriSign to perform the related root zone management functions. NTIA's role is largely symbolic. NTIA has no operational role and does not initiate changes to the authoritative root zone file, assignment of protocol numbers, or allocation of Internet numbering resources." See the page: IANA Functions and Related Root Zone Management Transition Questions and Answers <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2014/iana-functions-and-related-ro...> jaap