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Steve Crocker on New TLDs
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I find your argument interesting but ultimately not compelling.
I have run actual tests, not thought games, that indicate that root zones with millions, even tens of millions, of names are quite feasible.
From the perspective of today's less than 300 total TLD's, the distance from there to 1,000,000 is nearly infinite.
Even adding tens of thousands of new TLDs would be but a minor step when measured against those millions.
But will ICANN take such a step? No. Instead they create imaginary dragons, creations of their own imaginations devoid even of an articulated theory of what the risks might be.
I have spoken over the years to several people who have thought about these matters and the most cogent response came from Rob Austein (IAB) who considered that the biggest risk was not technical but rather the increased possibility of human error. And I believe that he is right - the limits will be found in the administrative procedures not in the horsepower of the servers.
That said - the argument you put forth is one that ultimately leads to immobility and stasis through fear of the unknown and an unwillingness to make informed balances between innovation and risk.
ICANN's map of the DNS resembles a mideval globe - covered with labels of terra incognita and "here be dragons" and without any sign of an ICANN Columbus or Magellan.
At least I have run actual experiments - I challange ICANN to back its fears with something more concrete than fear of the dark.
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