# Subj: Acquiring a .arpa domain and an experimental custom record type To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected], [email protected] --- Hi Paul. Pleasure to meet you. Your colleague Edward Lewis forwarded me to you. I am with the Ethereum Name Service <https://ens.domains>. We are creating a blockchain-based infrastructure for existing DNS names. This allows people to use their existing DNS names within a new blockchain environment. We're committed to abiding by ICANN's rules and power structures, and David Conrad once suggested that we acquire ETH.ARPA as our experimental bridge between Ethereum Name Service and the existing Domain Name System. A while ago I reached out to the IAB, but I never got a response. I was told you might know the right way to reach them. Secondly, currently Ethereum Name Service is using DNS TXT records for the glue between DNS and ENS (similar to DMARC/SPF). Edward mentioned how it may be in our interest to get an experimental record type just so we don't have to pollute the TXT record space. I asked who to talk to about this, and again he pointed me to you. Comments or help on either of the above would be immensely appreciated. If you're interested I'd also be delighted to invite you to the upcoming ENS workshop happening on October 7 in Osaka, Japan. Devcon.org is then Oct 8-11. Look forward to hearing from you, -Virgil