(Fwd) Re: What's going on?

Mon Apr 21 10:29:32 UTC 1997

Hello,

The below post is number 39 for the 'Whats Going On Saga' 
(including Vixie's ISP Vs. SPAM Monster, which has yet to spawn a 
sequel).  And I would venture to say that 5-10 messages 
contained meaningful and not previously posted suggestions or 
material that would be helpful to the list.  

Here' s my question:  Is it feasable or even possible to moderate a 
list of this size??  This list is rather large and see's quite a few 
messages daily.  I have 1260 messages since Feb. 10th from this 
group. 

I like the list and plan on staying subscribed regardless, but I 
think some sort of moderation would be helpful to the list.

Just a suggestion...

Sean Rolinson
snowdog at charm.net

P.S. Paul, I loved your post about the light bulbs, it was 
hilarious...

------- Forwarded Message Follows -------
From:          david at sparks.net
Date:          Sun, 20 Apr 1997 21:17:09 -0400 (EDT)
To:            "Matthew E. Pearson" <mpearson at games-online.com>
Cc:            nanog at merit.edu
Subject:       Re: What's going on?

On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, Matthew E. Pearson wrote:

> My honest recommendation although nobody wants to hear it is simple. You
> accomplish it the same way telecom, video, and other providers have for
> years and years.. GOVERNMENT REGULATION. If every ISP had to get licensed
> by the US (or other..) government and a clearly defined set of regulations
[...]
> I hate to say it but it appears that the Internet cannot run itself anymore
> because big-business does not want to sit down and play by the rules (not

[Many lines of "the government is the solution" deleted]

> We better do something QUICK before Uncle Sam gets any bright ideas.

Don't you feel a little silly posting both these statements in the same
message?  You certainly look it:(

--- David Miller

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