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On Sun, 5 Nov 1995, Gordon Cook wrote: > What are we to do when in the middle of $$$ goldrush we essentially have > the internet composed of groups that other than keeping it operating > share very little in the way of common motivations and goals? > > With the CIX I have seen a recognition of a need to change and some new > directions floated. Yet I have seen nothing to suggest that the > organizations policy has really reached outside that of ithe > organizations of its board members. Last time I looked at the CIX web > they touted about 200 members....all in a nice single list with no > distinction of how many had paid the $7,500 price of membership as > opposed to the new and minimal $1,000. > > I believe that internet business model issues will be critical next > year. Starting with quality of service issues that hans Werner has > written about here and going on to issue of traffic or route based > settlements, and fall out from CIDR routing issues, there are straws in > the wind that could make 1996 a year of crunch by the largest two dozen > ISPs against the rest. > > I perceive Tim's call as being directed at the rest..... most of which > are too busy trying to figure out how to cost effectively serve new > customers than to organize. I hear rumblings about a new world > federation of internet groups. Sounds good to me. Cause with the RBOCs > and Cable banging at the door, ISOC fumbling just as badly as the CIX, > people suggesting that the IETF needs to incorporate but no one there > finding time to do it, I sure do wonder who and/or what will ever manage > to preserve and protect the internet vision? > I agree. Lets manage ourselves before we get managed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael A. Nasto Customer Support Manager NYSERNet, Inc. Phone: 315-453-2912 x 256 200 Elwood Davis Road Fax: 315-453-3052 Suite 103 Email: [email protected] Liverpool, NY 13088-6147 [email protected] +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Carpe Diem +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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