[2669] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Settlements
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Scott Brim)
Mon Apr 6 09:53:10 1992
To: drw@bourbaki.mit.edu
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: drw@BOURBAKI.MIT.EDU's message of Sun, 05 Apr 92 23:16:59 -0500.
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 92 09:51:44 -0400
From: Scott Brim <swb@nr-tech.cit.cornell.edu>
Dale, if you allow for "pre-bidding" (No haggling, no fuss; the price on
the sticker is the best we offer!) this is basically what IDPR and
Source-Demand Routing are all about.
Scott
>One possibility is the ultimate market: When my host wants to send a
>packet, it effectively broadcasts: "What am I bid to get this packet
>to 18.70.0.100?"
