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By Gwendolyn Mariano
Posted on ZDNet News: Feb 12, 2002 12:25:00 AM

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the body that sets standards for the Web's address system, on Monday named Dr. Stephen Crocker as chairman of a newly formed Standing Committee on Security and Stability.

Crocker helped develop protocols for Arpanet, a precursor to the current Internet, and organized the forerunner of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), a key Net standards body.

The announcement comes as ICANN continues to be challenged by outspoken critics of its policies. ICANN has been engaged in a heated battle with Web address administrators in Europe, which say the group must guarantee the stability of servers that link domains. --Gwendolyn Mariano, Special to ZDNet News

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