Internic address allocation policy
Karl Denninger
karl at mcs.com
Mon Mar 20 22:03:49 UTC 1995
>
> I am told by someone with direct knowledge that all they want is some
> estimate of numbers of pops and methods of connecting them. IE some data
> about proposed network topology and nothing more and that they pledge to
> keep this confidential.
>
> Karl defined what was wanted in rather broader terms unless I
> misunderstood his message. Why can't some general estimate at this
> fairly high and abstract level with geographic locations of POPS not
> precisely pin pointed (pick the radius that suits you - 10 miles - 5- or
> 50 miles) be given. Several people directly involved in the process are
> telling me that such general and fairly abstract data is quite sufficient
> and that they absolutely do NOT want anything to do with how the ISP
> defines it future market.
>
> Karl: is it your point that you cannot even give general data without
> giving away more than you want about market you are pursuing?
>
> ********************************************************************
> Gordon Cook, Editor & Publisher Subscript.: Individ-ascii $85
No, we provided them with that general data and were told that wasn't
enough information for them to make a decision. The general case is
publically known and isn't something that is considered proprietary; the
specific case is, and is not something we're about to disclose.
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