Analysis: Saving the Domain Name System

Please put this logo on your site, link to this article and help save the domain name system! Get your visitors to sign the petition, and reverse the damage before it is too late!

The winds of change are howling towards the domain name system, and they are going to leave nothing but destruction and desolation in their path. Applications are now being accepted for new domain registrars; that process will be complete by October 16th 1997, by which time it will likely be too late to save the system.

This is not another hype story, this is the truth: if you have any current or future interest in domain names, you MUST find out what the changes will mean to you, and why you should stop them. The plan will have negative effects on domain name owners, bankrupt domain name registrars and generally cause havoc across the Internet.

First, select the relevant summary article(s) from the list below, and arm yourself with all the information you need to make an informed decision. Then sign the

"Proposal to Nullify and Replace the CORE-MoU"

either as an individual or as a corporate entity. If we all work together, there is still time to save the domain name system, but only just...

• A little background information
• Slicing through the verbiage : a cold, sharp look at the proposal on the table
• How the changes will affect domain name owners
• How the changes will affect domain name registrars
• How the changes will affect domain name brokers
• How the changes will destabilize the Internet
• Picking the wrong fight : in defense of Network Solutions
• A real alternative