[ppml] Why doesn't Canada have a Registry like ARIN ?

[Jason Hunt]

On Sun, 6 Oct 2002, David Conrad wrote:

> > Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't ICANN oversee domains and IANA
> > oversees IP addresses?
>
> Nope.  ICANN, which took over from Jon Postel and Joyce Reynolds (and a
> couple of other part-timers), is (in theory) responsible for pretty much
> everything Internet related: names, addresses, and protocol parameters.
>

Then what is IANA for? :)