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PAB Note from President of Global Online, ISP in Tokyo.

Dear Colleagues:

Roger Boisvert runs a good sized ISP in Tokyo.  Thought you'd like to see
his response.

Regards,
BobC

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Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 02:04:55 +0900
To: "Robert F. Connelly" <rconnell@psi-japan.com>
From: Roger Boisvert <rjb@gol.com>
Subject: Re: [ACCJ-ML] Death of Jon Postel.
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At 16:44 98/10/18 -0700, Robert F. Connelly wrote:
>Dear Colleagues:
>
>What a tragic turn of events, "Truth is stranger that fiction", we are
>often told.  The death of Jon Postel is the most unfortunate, just as the
>finalization of his dream was about to be realized.

It is almost frightening to think of the power, and ability Mr. Postel
wielded with such skill, and such complete authority granted him by those
involved in the Internet.

It is amazing to think that a single individual had full control of the
numbering system, and amazing to think he did it so well for so many years,
selflessly.

The world will morn, and the net may creak, but, few will forget.

Thanks for the note Robert

Roger