[1181] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Who wasn't at IETF.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (tal@warren.mentorg.com)
Tue Aug 13 13:28:21 1991
To: com-priv@psi.com
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 91 13:23:37 EDT
In-Reply-To: <13413.682079718@apple.com>; from "Erik E. Fair" at Aug 13, 91 3:35 am
From: tal@warren.mentorg.com
> DNS consistency is a very big problem, and there are no tools or
> operational procedures that I know of (aside from the RoboDoc) that
> attempt to insure consistency throughout the system. I'm sure that
> there are at least a dozen other hostmasters who feel as I do (and I'm
> sure that they have just as much free time for such a project as I do -
> that is, zero). Maybe there's a thesis in it, hey?
Personlly I try to keep up on things. I've read countless RFSs,
Nutshell books, and I read mailing lists like this one. I'm 99%
sure that everything that I do is The Right Thing by the Internet
books.
With all that, there's still that 1% of me that wishes that a RoboDoc
was running to tell me anything I've done wrong. Heck, something like
COPS (automated, mails me a report when done), would even be great!
> [ Telephone analogy deleted. ]
I agree with your analogy. Plug-n-play internet ports would be
the ultimate (and maybe a requirement) for "A Net For Everyone."
ISDN, also administered by the phone company, has similar merits.
Some day I hope to be able to call <some company> and ask them to
install a plug in my kitchen wall that I can plug my toaster into.
Then people all over the world will be able to
finger @toaster.tomshouse.plainfield.nj.us and be told that my
waffle is done.
Tell me when it's done, my checkbook is ready. :-)
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