[31380] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: o/t: Re: Root zone change -- d.gtld-servers.net
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven M. Bellovin)
Thu Sep 21 16:31:48 2000
From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@research.att.com>
To: rdobbins@netmore.net
Cc: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>, nanog@merit.edu
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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 15:18:20 -0400
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In message <39C9F363.2CCD6243@netmore.net>, Roland Dobbins writes:
>
>The point I was trying to make - and which I'm sure that you understood,
>but simply chose to ignore - is that it's not a Bad Thing to be somewhat
>U.S.-centric when discussing technical issues on the North American
>Network Operator's Group list.
>
>*Technical issues*. I could care less about your juvenile political
>beliefs, nor, I suspect, do the vast majority of subscribers to this
>list. It's sad that you've so much trouble distinguishing between the
>two.
>
>Your personal animus and general obnoxiousness are surprising, given
>your c.v. and and the position of responsibility you hold within Verio.
>It will be interesting to learn how their P.R. department respond to
>questions concerning your penchant for injecting political commentary
>into an unmistakably -technical- forum, all the while in your official
>guise as an officer of said company.
Since Verio is being purchased by NTT, I suspect that upper management
really cares about international issues, and welcomes senior folks who
understand that the net is not just North American...
--Steve Bellovin
