[ncdnhc-discuss] Internet pioneer criticizes ICANN over response to root server at tack

[kent at songbird.com]

On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 05:55:08PM -0400, Chris Chiu wrote:
> Bob Alberti, the creator of the Internet Gopher protocol, has savaged the
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' over a recent attack
> that crippled 9 of the 13 Internet domain name system root servers. In an
> opinion piece published by CNet News, Alberti charged that "ICANN's
> closed-door practices and unresponsiveness illustrate the seriousness of
> Tuesday's attack. ... Network engineers dismiss suggestions that the
> incident was a massive attack. ... But ICANN is not prepared for a more
> sophisticated attack, nor does it have adequate redundancy and safeguards in
> place. ... Considering what's at stake, it's time to question the robustness
> and security of the Internet under the control of ICANN."
> 
> See
> http://www.internetdemocracyproject.org/#highlights
> 
> Sincerely,
> Christopher Chiu
> Technology Policy Analyst
> American Civil Liberties Union

One of the most entertaining examples of aggressive ignorance in recent
memory... :-)