Class "B" forsale (fwd)

Sun Mar 9 04:43:53 UTC 1997

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Hi,

>Black markets aren't quite the same as dealing in illegal drugs but 
>they are in a similarly shady neighborhood.

Actually, they are.

>I believe that the the NIC's 
>      are stewards of a public resource and that IP addresses should
>      be allocated on the basis of demonstrated need, not market forces.

Market forces have been shown to be a more efficient mechanism to
determine "need" than central planning when no objective and easily
measured criteria can be determined.

Regards,
-drc