[10149] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Internet Letter story on Encyclopedia
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert G. Moskowitz)
Wed Feb 9 02:37:54 1994
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 94 00:48 EST
From: "Robert G. Moskowitz" <0003858921@mcimail.com>
To: Tim Salo <tjs@msc.edu>
To: com priv <com-priv@psi.com>
>Distributing only to R&E institutions seems like an easy way to avoid
>the AUP snake pit. Perhaps this was a factor in their decision.
>[I hate to think of the grief they would receive if they offered a
>commercial service over the Internet...]
The way I read it, they plan on charging universities a falt fee for the
service initially. Later, after they have the bugs out, they will charge
the rest of us on a per access basis. I've heard that the WAIS people have
a charge for use model for WWW...
Bob
