[779] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: IETF questions -- Internet growth
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stephen D Crocker)
Thu May 30 10:59:34 1991
To: lws@capybara.comm.wang.com (Lyle Seaman)
Cc: brad@looking.on.ca, com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of Thu, 30 May 91 10:11:27 -0400.
Date: Thu, 30 May 91 10:58:22 -0400
From: Stephen D Crocker <crocker@TIS.COM>
>> Just picking a nit.... In a world where toasters are networked,
>> it's unlikely that they'll be running TCP/IP. I mean, I love TCP/IP
>> as much as anybody, but's it's not suited for that environment.
>>
>> In fact, most of the devices that aren't currently networkable that
>> may become networked are probably not going to be running TCP/IP.
>> It's my belief that the only systems which will be running TCP/IP
>> are the same sort of things that are now running TCP/IP, with the
>> exception that a lot of things on people's desks that use RS232
>> may use TCP/IP. But then, a lot of them will be running Netware,
>> too. Face it, there are going to be other protocols in use; not
>> every person needs a private IP address.
Not to disagree with you, but would you be willing to say what
attributes are needed in the protocols of the future?
Steve
