Talk:Free Hosted DNS (LP09)

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I see the issue is an economic one, not technical.

1- Dynamic IPs are billed like dial-up. This means little change to their billing system.

2- The connection is reset periodically, forcing an IP change. This prevents users from running services.

3- DNS names are sold, not the IP. This enables user branding, but does not protect the underlying IPs. However, users are given a few days to approve their name (try-before-buy), so the DNS is subject to millions of additions and deletions daily and cannot stabilize.

For me, an Internet Protocal Number (IP) should be viewed like a cell phone number, bank account number, social security number, or similar numbers that give us access to goods, services, people, or cash.

People should be able to buy and transfer IPs directly, the DNS name is incidental because the Internet doesn't use it. With a permanent IP, the user has the right to:

1- Host their own services without a periodic connection reset.

2- Assert ownership over the IP (currently IANA and friends do that).

3- Use IPs directly, or move the DNS lookup to an IP addressbook (this IP is Blacky, Blacky is this IP).

4- Roaming IPs may not work well because the routing tables will need to be changed.

The assignment of IPs is handled by non-government agencies who must have the support of the majority ISPs. Individual users who want a permanent IP must meet certain requirements (mostly usage) and the IP is not sold, but rented. Further, IPs are sold in bundles (blocks), which clearly targets commercial users. Although these agencies are supposed to be non-profit organizations, they charge ISPs high prices for their blocks.

Since the IPs are for end-users, they should have some governing body to regulate the pricing and issuing by IANA and its agencies. Blacky 11:32, 22 March 2009 (EDT)