[67688] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Clueless service restrictions (was RE: Anti-spam System Idea)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven M. Bellovin)
Tue Feb 17 15:56:42 2004
From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@research.att.com>
To: "Tony Hain" <alh-ietf@tndh.net>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 17 Feb 2004 12:17:49 PST."
<20040217201751.5B25F5DDEA@segue.merit.edu>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 15:50:23 -0500
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
In message <20040217201751.5B25F5DDEA@segue.merit.edu>, "Tony Hain" write=
s:
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>
>The Internet has value because it allows arbitrary interactions where ne=
w
>applications can be developed and fostered. The centrally controlled mod=
el
>would have prevented IM, web, sip applications, etc. from ever being
>deployed. If there are any operators out there who still understand the
>value in allowing the next generation of applications to incubate, you n=
eed
>to push back on this tendency to limit the Internet to an 'approved' lis=
t of
>ports and service models.
Thank you. You've got it exactly right. =
--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb
