[11431] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Mosaic
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James Waldrop)
Sat Apr 2 14:02:56 1994
To: walkerl@iscmed.med.ge.com (Larry Walker)
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 29 Mar 1994 10:24:36 CST."
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Date: Sat, 02 Apr 1994 11:57:40 -0500
From: James Waldrop <jlw@cs.columbia.edu>
Larry Walker wrote:
>I think this is a topic worth raising in com-priv: How can commercial
>services be offered (today) if these requirements cannot be met. And I
>think it seems like a fundamental problem: IP is connectionless, and if my
>packets can get routed to/from the Mosaic server, then I can get any info
>on that server, right? X.25 is a connection-oriented service, and the
>"server" can permit access and track usage on a per-login basis.
Actually, you can work around the problems inherent in IP with
public key encryption of the link (the keys negotiated at login).
As far as restricting access goes, I believe Qualcomm is in the
process of developing a version of Mosaic that is commercially
useable. You might contact them and get more information.
James Waldrop
