[11588] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: significant NSF policy made at FNC meeting?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joseph W. Stroup)
Sun Apr 10 03:27:57 1994
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 1994 21:59:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Joseph W. Stroup" <nettech@crl.com>
To: Gordon Cook <cook@path.net>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <9404091903.aa05162@pandora.sf.ca.us>
This posting should be titled "Ask Al Gore"
The administration is making the policy on this issue. Stephen Wolff is
not acting without direction.
This entire vBNS sol. sounds like an ad for a K-Tel Record, the B-Dazzler
or some such thing. No smoke, no mirrors..Policy starts from the top and
thats where Mr. Wolff gets his direction. I for one would like to see Al
Gore respond on com-priv. That would be asking alot out of the people who
brough us a New Era In Technology ! Hey , Gordon, haven't you heard about
the one-way mailer at VicePresident@whitehouse.gov ? It acts sort of like
the IRS - things go in and nothing comes out. Its just a one way device.
Get Gore to answer people he on com-priv and I will be impressed. Not
some BS PR thing that has compuservice & AOL junk for the media. Just Al
and his PC by the fire.... We ask and he answers. Maybe in the ideal plane
but not here.
While I am asking the impossible why not the high and mighty at MCI,
Sprint, AT&T and others. Gee Al Weis had time to bumble around on CNBC ,
grace us with answers - .....No, I think not. Not until the protests ,
awards and vBNS -routing re-router at OC-99 are awarded. Gordon your
asking too much.
Joseph Stroup
On Sat, 9 Apr 1994, Gordon Cook wrote:
> I was told from someone who talked to someone who heard Steve Wolff at the FNC
> meeting that Steve announced that network service providers wouldn't have
> to connect to all four NAPs after all.
>
> Now this is a THIRD hand reference which obviously may not be accurate.
> However my source is sure that something of significance about the NAPs
> was said.
>
> It would be nice if those inside the beltway would let the rest of us know
> what is going on. Steve wolff made a fine presentation falls a little short
> of the informative mark in my book.
>
