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Re: On IAHC

> On Tue, 19 Nov 1996, Christopher Sevcik wrote:
> 
> > I also got my first look at Jon Postel from Network world (trade rag), and
> > even though I dont' know Jon very well, it's clear to me that he is in
> > science or acadamia and not commercial private industry/enterprise. 

...And you judged the book by it's cover. I'm glad you are not 
anywhere near the controls, Chris. You might decide that you don't 
want to serve DNS information to people who look like Jon Postel.

> > While very much appreciated, why would we use VOLUNTEERS to run the most
> > important service in the world for internet?    Sorry, this is ridiculous.
> > Someone tell me what I am missing.
> 

You're missing the whole point of what the internet is and what it 
isn't.  Clue #1: It isn't here exclusively so you can profit from it

> > I am wondering **WHY** the largest ISP's in the world have not added a few
> > lines to their root.cache files, so that their customers could enjoy the
> > current underdog internet, as I like to call it.  Why would the big dogs
> > ignore this?
> 

In a word:rules. It is not just up to you. Please try to understand 
that.