[36504] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Getting a "portable" /19 or /20
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (mike harrison)
Mon Apr 9 19:20:35 2001
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 18:31:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: mike harrison <meuon@highertech.net>
To: Roeland Meyer <rmeyer@mhsc.com>
Cc: "John K. Doyle, Jr." <John.Doyle@oracle.com>,
"nanog@merit.edu" <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <9DC8BBAD4FF100408FC7D18D1F092286039E28@condor.mhsc.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10104091824260.2799-100000@home.highertech.net>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> > I've even considered it, especially when one of my local
> > competitors has a /18, and they are much smaller than we are.
>
> Isn't it wonderful how being a good netizen allows your less-picky
> competitors to get a leg-up on you? Say what<!?!>, they're smaller than you
> and have an /18? How did that happen?
The owner is creative, litigious, and of a different mindset. I've been
'online' since the mid-80's (I'm OLD ok?) and think a little differently.
> However, it kinda makes you wish that you hadn't NAT'd doesn't it? Then,
> you'd have less of a problem qualifying for the /19.
My whole life, I've been mildly penalized for doing the right thing.
I sleep well and am still the principal of a business I have owned
since 1989 with mostly happy customers. Can you ask for more?
I've been impressed by the responses.. wish I had made Nanog21 in Atlanta,
maybe I can make Arizona and meet ya'll. --Mike--
