Bob Helfant
At 01:42 PM 6/9/98 -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
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>Bob Helfant writes:
>> I was not aware of this. Can I assume then that whatever power IANA
>> exercises is subject to ISOC approval as their "umbrella".
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>Not exactly. The governance has always been vaguely defined, and some
>people would question it entirely. Also, the IANA has clearly always
>had autonomy.
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>The point is that Ohta-san's question wasn't entirely out of place.
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>.pm
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>> Bob Helfant
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>> At 10:36 AM 6/9/98 -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
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>> >Bob Helfant writes:
>> >> At 04:29 PM 6/9/98 +0900, Masataka Ohta wrote:
>> >> >The point is that with ISOC already incorporated no one need IANA
>> >> >incorporated.
>> >>
>> >> What does ISOC have to do with any of these issues?
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>> >Everything, Bob. The ISOC is the umbrella for the IETF and the IANA.
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>> >.pm
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