[1096] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: internet consumer reports on state-wide IP networks
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (tal@warren.mentorg.com)
Fri Jul 26 10:09:55 1991
To: com-priv9-forw@psi.com (Mark Seiden)
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 91 10:12:43 EDT
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <9107260531.AA02469@c1.seiden.com>; from "Mark Seiden" at Jul 26, 91 1:31 am
From: tal@warren.mentorg.com
Good morning, here are some silly thoughts to start your day.
> but then i started looking at the usenet maps, and stopped counting after
> ~40 sites in u.usa.ny.[124] (for some reason i don't have .3) that are
> a. currently connected to uunet and
> b. within the 5 boros of nyc and
> c. not pcs and belonging to companies.
>
> many of these ought to be alternet prospects (given presence and
> reasonable pricing) or would be just as happy dialing a local phone
> number at a "real node", which would result in some cost recovery.
Hey, you're not using the maps to gather MARKETING DATA ARE YOU?
(insert big Homer Simpson growl-at-Bart kind of noise).
Hey, the map for sdl includes an address that I *like* to get
junk mail sent to. Hee hee hee.
[ Disclaimer, Mentor Graphics is a customer of UUNET *and* PSI. ]
> so i don't believe that psi has sucked the jelly out of the doughnut,
> the icing off the cake, skimmed off the cream, i love these rich food
> metaphors.
Oh, you're getting me hot. Watch out with that kind of talk J.A. might
write an article about you. "Government funding GLUTTONY NETWORK!"
Gives you an idea what a "news FEED" really means. I'm going to
ftp around to see if I can find evidence of the other 7 deadly sins.
Have a good weekend, everyone!
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