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At 11:29 AM 12/27/96, David Schwartz wrote: >On Fri, 27 Dec 1996, Neil J. McRae wrote: > >> The last thing the Internet needs is some dodgy cartell deciding on >> who is allowed access and who isn't. Although I've had similair experience >> mostly from academic sites. > > I think a list of sites that refuse to deal with troublemakers >(with details) would be extremely useful. If people want to use it to >blackhole traffic, that would be their decision. > > Even more importantly, you could check it before choosing an ISP >or provider to be sure that your provider is running a clean ship. That >way you don't get inconvenienced by other provider's defensive acts >against your provider. > > As an added bonus, you have some more assurance that your provider >will come to your aid if you are mail bombed, ping flooded, or hacked in >some other way. Providers that deal effectively with their own customers >when they create trouble are much more likely to assist their own >customers when they are attacked. > > David Schwartz > WIZnet Perhaps the model we might examine is not so much a cartel that decides who gets access, but that of a credit reporting service. Each merchant that uses such a reporting service makes an independent decision whether or not to grant credit. If such a service were established, I certainly would want to avoid the secretiveness, and resistance to correction, that long affected -- and still affects some -- credit bureaus. Howard Berkowitz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |