[1161] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Who wasn't at IETF.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gene.Hastings@boole.ece.cmu.edu)
Mon Aug 12 11:17:44 1991
Date: Saturday, 10 August 1991 23:35:42 EDT
From: Gene.Hastings@boole.ece.cmu.edu
To: ari@mordor.stanford.edu (Ari Ollikainen)
Cc: com-priv@psi.com, becker@nis.ans.net
In-Reply-To: <9108102110.AA10683@OldAhwahnee.Stanford.EDU>
Ari, I've been exhorting any network operator within earshot (I know, maybe
I need to shout louder) to send technical personnel (engineering and ops) to
IETF meetings for information exchange and cross fertilization. After all,
there has been for some time now an Operations Area, and engineers with
operational experience are vital to groups like Router Requirements and BGP.
After all, the IETF meetings are one of the best deals going in terms of
value per dollar.
On the flip side, I realize that the IETF does not draw everybody in. Where
do people go instead (if anywhere) to learn about the current state of the
Internet art? InterOp? Net91? INET? SigComm? Mary Kay?
Is there any network operator on this list who does not participate in IETF?
In FARNET? Why?
Gene
